Title
Portrait of Aw Boon Par
Year/Period
c. 1946-1959
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material), photographic paper
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Frame size: Frame: H:80.5 x W:64 x D:3 cm,
Image size: Image: H:76.5 x W:62.5 cm
Image size: Image: H:76.5 x W:62.5 cm
Accession No.
2012-00409
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
Together with his brother Aw Boon Haw, Aw Boon Par established the ‘Tiger Balm’ ointment. Tiger Balm ointment has analgesic properties used for relieving muscular aches and pains. The history of Tiger Balm began in the late 1800s when Aw Chu Kin set up a humble medicine shop in Burma. It was later developed in Singapore by the two brothers and has today become a household name.
