Untitled

Title

Untitled

Year/Period

ca 1920s or 1930s

Region

Indonesia, Java

Object Type

gelatin silver prints

Material

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

Technique

gelatin silver process

Dimension

Gross measurement: 24.0 x 36.0 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 35.8 x 41.8 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 22.8 x 28.7 cm

Accession No.

2020-00170

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This outdoor photograph of a funeral shows a group of mourners posing before a hearse.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.