Title
Pair of slippers
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Straits Settlements
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
1991-00291
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kheng Leong
Such embroidered slippers are known as kasut sulam in Baba Malay. It was worn by Peranakan men during wedding ceremonies. This pair of slippers was given by a Nonya bride to a Baba groom in the late 1930s.
