The Queen Agong departs for the 8th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium Dinner
KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty the Queen Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria agreed to attend the Dinner Ceremony in conjunction with the 8th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium at Istana Negara today.
The arrival of Her Majesty, who is the founder and patron of the Royal Pahang Weaving Foundation, at 8.45pm was accompanied by the Sultanah of Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin Abdul Rahman, Raja Perakima Tuanku Zara Salim and Sultanah Kelantan Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah.
Also present were 400 guests consisting of local fashion designers and a delegation of textile activists from 13 countries who took part in the symposium which took place from 25 September to this Friday.
This night’s event was also graced with cultural performances as well as traditional fashion shows including songket and Pahang weaving.
The cultural performance was to introduce the uniqueness and diversity of Malaysian arts, culture and ethnicity to representatives of foreign countries.
The symposium, which is held biennially, aims to bring together textile art activists from ASEAN and other regions to share information about each other’s uniqueness.
The symposium organized by the Royal Pahang Weaving Foundation showcased the beauty of Malaysian textiles including songket and batik as well as Malay heritage manufacturing techniques such as tekat, tenun, telepuk and gergus for the world community to learn.
In conjunction with the symposium, 19 papers will be presented by representatives of 13 countries including Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Canada, India, the Philippines and Myanmar, particularly to discuss the preservation of art and the sustainability of native woven textiles in the ASEAN region.
source – BERNAMA
