Title
On back: "26 Juli 1927 / Blalak"
Year/Period
26 July 1927
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 8.8 x 11.9 cm
Accession No.
2015-00709
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a group of Peranakans, with some sitting on the ledge of a building. 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.
