Title
Mallet
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 7.2 x 34.0 x 14.0 cm
Accession No.
2015-00533
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Singapore Pozhgainallur Narpani Mandram
Tongkang were lighter or cargo-carrying boat used for transporting goods in the Singapore River. This mallet was used in the maintenance of the tongkangs by the crew, which comprised mainly of the Indian Caulker community. The Caulkers were predominantly involved in the profession of boat building and repair. Indians were employed as tongkang crew up to the 1990s.
