sungkit

Or songket in Brunei or sungket in Malay.  A highly decorative woven cloth approximately 2m by 84cm wide.  Used as a ceremonial garment and worn by men like an apron or kilt over a silk suit.  The term comes from the Malay word menyongket meaning \'to embroider with gold or silver threads\'.  Sungkit is not embroidered but is a woven fabric belonging to the brocade family of fabrics.