A Malay woman

Title
A Malay woman
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 13.8 x 8.8 cm
Accession No.
1996-02694
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a picture postcard of a Malay woman. The woman in the photo is wearing a ‘baju kurung’ (loose tunic worn over a sarong) and using a sarong to cover her head and neck.

 

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