On back: "Emak Ny. Lie Ing Djwan - Hoo Hing Nio" - Mother Mrs Lie Ing Djwan [nee] Hoo Hing Nio

This photograph shows a Peranakan woman in sarong kebaya standing outside a house.The back of the photograph reads "Emak Ny. Lie Ing Djwan - Hoo Hing Nio" - Mother Mrs Lie Ing Djwan [nee] Hoo Hing Nio. This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings, funerals, ancestral rites, Chinese New Year), interiors, transportation and children.

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On back: “Candidaatsexamen 29 Jan 1952 / T.H. Delft / Oey Teng Moh, Liem Tjing Tien, Tan Tjhan Lin, Ho Sou Lie, Tjoa Soe Tjoan, Tio Liong Hin, Oei Hoo Djoen”

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On back: "Ny.Tan Thwan Tjong – Sie Laum-Tj(?)io Mio + Cu Ring Tohoen(?)”

Sarong