Title
Kebaya
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: 66.5 x 135.7 cm
Accession No.
2012-00679
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
This is a white lace kebaya with simple scalloped edges all around made of cotton and it would have been worn at home. 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.
