Textile Semiotics of Songket Weaving: Royal Prestige, Gendered Labor, and Modern Market Realities

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DOI https://doi.org/10.55923/kirana.v3i1.5
Laila Lubis 1
1Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Malang
1 laila.lubis@um.ac.id

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Palembang gold-threaded Songket textiles historically signified regal aristocracy and matrimonial honor. This ethnographic inquiry follows female master weavers navigating rising silk costs and mass-produced synthetic imitations, detailing efforts to safeguard artisanal authenticity through geographical indication certifications.
Issue Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024)
Section Articles
Pages 195-208
Published 2024-06-30

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