Title
Peranakan Chinese wedding belt
Year/Period
Early - mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: L92 x W4.8 cm
Accession No.
1999-00045
Collection of
While richer Peranakan families commissioned silver or gold belts for weddings, the embroidered and beaded belts were an affordable and equally attractive alternative for less affluent families. The belts were usually complemented with a purse.
