A purple silk limar cloth with cut ends, red in colour. The main body of the cloth has patterns of flowers and crab claws while the ends are ikat woven using pakan thread with a motif of small flowers. Worn as a shawl and belt. Originated from Kelantan in the 1900s. Photo: National Textile Museum
“Nobody in Terengganu wants to make kain limar anymore,” declares master weaver Zainab Mamat.
Better known as Mak Ngah, the former National Craftsman award winner and her daughter had been making the East Coast version of ikat until this year, and she had also taught others the skill.
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