Wooden mooncake mould

Title
Wooden mooncake mould
Year/Period
1940s-1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
cake molds
Material
Wood
Dimension
Object size: H32.5 x W8.8 x D4.5
Accession No.
1991-00172
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

The mooncake is a Chinese pastry eaten traditionally during the Mid Autumn Festival. This mooncake mould is made of hardwood. It is carved with motifs symbolic of the moon and its role on mythology.

 

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