On back: “20/9/21 Oe Moe (?) 46 / 191 2472”, on caption: “Hmg (?) 20/9.21”

This photograph shows a nyonya in sarong kebaya seated next to a table with potted plant. The caption of the photograph reads “Hmg (?) 20/9.21” and an inscription “20/9/21 Oe Moe (?) 46 / 191 2472” could be found on 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.

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