Photograph of Malay vinyl record ‘Inang Pengasoeh’ by Ratna Asmara

Title
Photograph of Malay vinyl record ‘Inang Pengasoeh’ by Ratna Asmara
Year/Period
1940-1960
Region
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia
Object Type
phonograph records, record covers
Material
paper (fiber product), vinyl
Technique
printing (process), manufacturing techniques
Dimension
Object size: L 25.3 x W 25.6
Accession No.
2000-01084
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a photograph of an Indonesian song vinyl record (or gramophone records) made in the 1950s to 1960s. Indonesian songs remain a favourite among the Malays in Malaysia and Singapore.

 

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