Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1930s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 19.0 x 14.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 19.1 x 14.0 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 14.8 x 10.0 cm
Object size: (Mount) 19.1 x 14.0 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 14.8 x 10.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00155
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This studio photograph shows a seated woman wearing sarong kebaya surrounded by three young girls in knee-length, Western-style dresses.Photography studios had been established across the Straits Settlements and the Dutch East Indies by the 1860s, with the earliest studios being European owned. Chinese- and Japanese-operated studios began appearing in increasing numbers in the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, these studios almost completely dominated the industry across Southeast Asia.
