Title
Photograph of a Peranakan family in a studio
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 15.7 x 10.7 cm
Accession No.
2017-00719
Collection of
This photograph shows a baba perched on the armrest, and a nyonya seated with a child in her arms and her feet on a foot stool. Ranging from formal studio portraits to albums of snapshots of everyday life and stately ancestral portraits, this large group of photographs reveals the many forms of photography available and gives insight into the various aspects of the lives of Peranakans.
