Chettiar hand-sewn khaki bag

Title
Chettiar hand-sewn khaki bag
Year/Period
1940s
Region
Singapore
Material
khaki
Dimension
Object size: 21.1 x 36.4 cm
Accession No.
2006-00662
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Subbiah Lakshmanan

This hand-sewn khaki bag is the kind Chettiar moneylenders used to keep cash and promissory notes.

 

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