Title
Mourning ring
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Straits settlements
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Accession No.
2023-00566
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Rapheal Koh
Mourning (tua ha) in a Chinese Peranakan family was rooted in the Confucian tradition of filial piety. Depending on the family, a period of mourning could last from a few months to around three years, and the most visible expression of this was through dress. Women set aside their gold and diamond jewellery and wore more sombre ones made of silver.
