Title
Kebaya
Year/Period
1940s
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Dimension
Gross measurement: 68 x 142 cm
Accession No.
2012-00664
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
This is a plain kebaya without lacework. It was made during the second world war and during this period, lace was not imported into the Dutch East Indies. 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.
