Beaded slippers

Title
Beaded slippers
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 4.0 x 23.0 x 8.5 cm
Accession No.
2019-00602
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Lim Family in memory of Edna Chong Kim Neo

The beaded face of this pair of slippers shows a Caucasian girl seated by her pet dog. In the early 20th century, European motifs were adapted into the repertoire of Nyonya beadwork. The slipper faces were probably made by Chong Kim Neo (1916-1972). She made beaded slippers and garments from her home as she did not own a shop.