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Title

Untitled

Year/Period

ca 1910s or 1920s

Region

Indonesia, Java

Object Type

gelatin silver prints

Material

photographic gelatin, silver gelatin paper, paper (fiber product)

Technique

gelatin silver process

Dimension

Gross measurement: 36.0 x 30.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 36.0 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 22.9 x 16.8 cm

Accession No.

2020-00112

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This photograph shows a group of mourners dressed in white positioned around a casket at a funeral. A photograph of the deceased hangs in the background.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools, academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.