Title
Malay village from St. James, off Pulau Brani
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 21.4 x 27.3 cm
Accession No.
1995-00574
Collection of
The houses from this village off Pulau Brani are built on stilts and they belong to the ‘Orang Laut’, otherwise known as the Sea Nomads. Pulau Brani was inhabited predominantly by the ‘Orang Laut’ and also saw the birth of Singapore's first modern industry, a tin smelter that was built on the island in 1890. St. James, where this photograph was taken, was a promontory lying between Blangah Bay and Sibert Bay. By 1926, both bays were almost completely reclaimed.
