Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 24.0 x 29.0 cm,
Image size: 19.5 x 27.0 cm
Image size: 19.5 x 27.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00109
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This outdoor photograph of a funeral shows a hearse decorated with flowers pulled by a team of four horses.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools, academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.
