Nyonya in sarong kebaya under tree

Title
Nyonya in sarong kebaya under tree
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 13.9 x 8.9 cm
Accession No.
2015-00659
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This photograph shows a nyonya in in sarong kebaya under a tree.This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings, funerals, ancestral rites, Chinese New Year), interiors, transportation and children.