Title
Ena Lim Guat Kheng (about 1909-1988)
Year/Period
around 1931
Region
England, London
Material
Dimension
Object size: 35.5 x 24.5 cm,
Image size: 20.3 x 15.2 cm
Image size: 20.3 x 15.2 cm
Accession No.
2015-01294
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows Ena Lim Guat Kheng (about 1909-1988) and is inscribed with her name and "17-9-31". 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.
