Title
A Malay kampong
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore/Malaysia
Object Type
Dimension
Image size: L13.5cm X W8.8cm
Accession No.
1991-00385
Collection of
Houses in a kampong were usually raised on wooden pillars and stood about 1.4m above the ground. No fencing marked the boundary around the ground; houses were sometimes surrounded by plants, betal palms and a variety of fruit trees.
