Portrait of a Malay man and a boy

Title
Portrait of a Malay man and a boy
Year/Period
1865
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques, mounting
Dimension
Image size: 13.5 x 10.5 cm
Accession No.
2001-01351
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a studio photograph of a Malay man and a boy. The boy is wearing a Chinese-style top with pants and a headdress. The man is wearing a Western-style jacket, 'sarong pelekat' (plaid pattern wrap-around cloth) over his trousers, and a headdress.

 

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