On back: "Alkaff Gardens, Singapore / 24/4/36"

Title
On back: "Alkaff Gardens, Singapore / 24/4/36"
Year/Period
1936
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 6.6 x 8.8 cm
Accession No.
2015-01432
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This is a group photograph of Peranakans. On back: "Alkaff Gardens, Singapore / 24/4/36"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.