Metal container used in the preparation of ‘kueh tutu’

Title
Metal container used in the preparation of ‘kueh tutu’
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: ,
with handle: L59cm x W55.2cm x H19.8 cm
Accession No.
2003-00236-023
Credit Line
Gift of May Siang S.G

This is a metal container used during the preparation of ‘kueh tutu’ (steamed rice flour cake), a local snack. The cake got its name from the sound made by horns used by hawkers to attract customers. Rice flour was steamed in handmade tin moulds to make the ‘kueh’ (cake).