Portrait of a Malay lady

Title
Portrait of a Malay lady
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.
2001-01350
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a studio photograph of a Malay lady. She is wearing a 'baju kurung', a loose tunic worn over a sarong with a 'selendang' (shawl) draped over her shoulder.

 

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