PUTRAJAYA: Over 300 textile artists, artisans and weavers through Asean countries as well as other regions are taking component in the 8th Asean Traditional Textiles Conference, seminar 2022.
The particular symposium which is hosted by Malaysia is certainly held from September 25 to 30 at Marriott Hotel Putrajaya.
Designed Celebrating Textiles: A Journey, the Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja cum host offers gathered these professionals to discuss and share details about preservation and durability of original fabric weaving in the Asean and surrounding areas.
The event had been officiated by Yg di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, right here Monday (Sept 26).
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah in her official speech declared that differences can be bridged through arts plus crafts.
“I stand before you right here today not as the particular queen of Malaysia but as a custodian of every form of artistry and craft, not just textiles, which forms our heritage. Via our heritage, we all celebrate friendship. Our own journey together is to ensure that our ancient arts are not only elevated but also preserved.
“We live in the particular hope that we have the ability to continue the path arranged by our forefathers. It is important and crucial for us to do this so that our traditional artistry and crafts never become relics of the past or simple footnotes in history publications.
“We have to continuously find ways to preserve our arts and craft. The challenge is how to motivate the keepers in our culture to share their skills and understanding so as to ensure that the west and tradition do not stop or perish with them, ” the girl said.
The girl Majesty also recommended the government’s support through various ministries in efforts to market and preserve age-old traditions of making artistry and crafts.
She also announced the establishment from the Royal Malaysian Modern society of Artisans, an association to recognise a handful of qualified artisans in acknowledgement of the past to benefit the future.
Also present had been Sultanah of Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Tengku Permaisuri associated with Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, Kelantan Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah, Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatudin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis Tengku Abdul Hamid and Raja Puan Muda Perak Tunku Soraya Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah.
The symposium, which is prepared every two years, furthermore features a textile exhibition including the personal weaving cloth collection of Her Majesty as well as demonstrations of craft making such as Tenun Diraja Pahang, songket, Sabah siambitan, Sarawak pua kumbu, mengkuang weaving, wood carvings as well as the sale for various crafts.
A total of 19 paperworks will be displayed by 13 countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Canada, Laos, the Philippines, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam plus Malaysia. Titles, titles of paper presenters and countries can be found on the website https://8thaseantraditionaltextile.my/
The Asean Traditional Textile Symposium started in 2005 where Philippines was the first organiser and continued again in the Philippines in 2009, Malaysia (2011), Vietnam (2013), Thailand (2015), Brunei (2017) as well as the last time in Indonesia (2019).
Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja was established on Sept 29, 2017, with the aim of marketing Tenun Pahang Diraja as a heritage create enterprise that can enhance people’s living specifications by creating job opportunities for artwork workers and weavers.
This base is under the patronage of His Majesty the Sultan of Pahang while Her Majesty Tengku Ampuan Pahang, is the co-founder and also the chairperson from the foundation.