Title
Studio portrait of two Malay women and a child in their traditional clothes
Year/Period
c. 1900
Region
Singapore/Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: L14.2cm X W9.1cm
Accession No.
1991-00394
Collection of
These two women are wearing a long kebaya and batik sarong, one of the traditional costumes in Malay society where the women wear a long-sleeved loose fitting blouse, usually over a matching sarong. The outfit is sometimes complemented by a headscarf, as depicted in this postcard.
