Group photograph taken at a Peranakan Chinese wedding

Title
Group photograph taken at a Peranakan Chinese wedding
Year/Period
1918
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Accession No.
2000-01005
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

A Peranakan Chinese wedding is a 12-day affair involving both Chinese and Malay customs. The elaborate wedding customs and traditions are unfortunately hardly practiced today.

 

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