Title
A Javanese haji
Year/Period
c. 1900
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 27.3 x 21.7 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-040
Collection of
A haji, or ‘hadjee’, is a man who has made the haj or Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. He wears a small white turban as a sign of accomplishment for completing the pilgrimage. By 1901, there were more than 8,500 Javanese in Singapore and their numbers continued to increase with the development of rubber estates.
