Title
On back: “Kamer o.d. P. Heanstr. 29, Delft / 30 Maart 1952”
Year/Period
30 March 1952
Region
Banjamansi, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Object size: 6.1 x 6.1 cm
Accession No.
2015-01542
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a man sitting on a bed, his hands resting on the shelf. 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.
