Title
“Institut Koot”
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Madiun, Java, Indonesia
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: (Mount) 28.7 x 23.5 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 11.4 x 16.5 cm
Image size: 11.4 x 16.5 cm
Accession No.
2020-00126
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This school photograph shows a group of students posing against a crest, perhaps a representation of the institute. Inscribed at the bottom: D.Hupps [left]; Madioen [right]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.
