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Photograph of a Peranakan wedding procession

Title

Year/Period

20th century

Region

Singapore

Material

photograph

Dimension

Image size: 18.5 x 27.8 cm,
Object size: 25.5 x 30.5 cm

Accession No.

2017-00731

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

This photograph shows a bridal procession accompanied by musicians and observed by bystanders. 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.