Title
Cotton undergarment
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: 34.6 x 50 cm
Accession No.
2012-00698
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
These are cotton undergarments with buttons from the first half of the 20th century. Such undergarments and sleepwear used in the Dutch East Indies,reflect the colonial history of Southeast Asia, and Western influence in Peranakan culture.