On back: "Recd 14th Feb. 1929"

This photograph shows a group of nyonyas in baju panjang. They are sewing in the garden. The inscription “Recd 14th Feb 1929” could be found at the back of the photograph. 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.

See related items

On back: "1936/D"

On recto: "Djokja-den-14 Feb 1938"/on verso: "Tjap Go me 2489, 14 Febuari 1938"

Malay Kampong, Singapore

On back: “With kind remembrance/ (?)/ to dear Mrs Atkinp (?) from your (?) girl Mina Ferdinands/ 19/12/29”