A Malay itinerant hawker and Malay children

Title
A Malay itinerant hawker and Malay children
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L14.1 cm x W9.1 cm
Accession No.
1999-02490

This is a picture postcard of a Malay itinerant hawker and Malay children. This was a common sight in most 'kampongs'. The itinerant hawkers/peddlers would move from one village to another with a portable hawker-stand slung over his shoulder on a bamboo pole, selling food to the villagers.