Title
Kebaya with sunflowers
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: 66 x 131.2 cm
Accession No.
2012-00680
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
This kebaya from the 1950s has very intricate lacework and embroidery or 'sulam' work. There are large sunflower motifs that run along the sleeves and lapel of the kebaya. The kebaya is a loose open jacket worn by Peranakan women of the Straits Settlements, Indonesia and Indo- European women of the late 19th to 20th century.
