Title
A Malay lady
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 27.3 x 21.8 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-042
Collection of
The Malay lady is wearing a ’selendang’ or headscarf which is a piece of coloured cloth used by women to cover their heads and faces to the extent that they consider ‘proper’. The selendang is one of the basic components of the Malay woman's costume.
