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White Floral Kebaya

Title

White Floral Kebaya

Year/Period

early-mid 20th century

Region

Java, Indonesia

Dimension

Gross measurement: 78.0 x 128.3 cm

Accession No.

2016-00707

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee

This white kebaya is made from open-weaved cotton fabric with three-lobe floral motif. A floral border of bobbin-lace decorates the edges and tapers to a point. Kebayas with elongated tapered ends were popular in the 1930s and many were commissioned by Peranakan women. Its label reads ‘Na Sin Sie, Cheribon’. It is part of a donation which contains a mixture of garments worn by Peranakan men and women.