Title
Page girl's headdress
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 16.5 x 20.0 x 21.0 cm
Accession No.
2002-00436
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This headdress would have been worn by a Peranakan page girl (penapek) in Indonesia. It is decorated with gilt silver ornaments of deity motifs. Such headdresses were not only worn by children during wedding ceremonies, but also during special occasions such as the lantern festival. The Chinese Peranakan community in Indonesia is mainly found in the coastal city of Palembang and the north coast cities of Java. They were a migrant community and have also adopted many local Javanese practices.
