Title
Slipper faces
Year/Period
early 20th century
Region
Acquired in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2019-00647
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Wee Teck Ee in memory of his parents
These are a pair of beaded slipper faces, which were often beaded in the comfort of the home by Peranakan women before being sent to the shoemakers to be made into slippers. Shoe shops were located along Arab Street and Jalan Sultan in Singapore as late as the 1950s. Worn slipper soles could also be sent to these shops to be refurbished. Nyonyas (Peranakan women) could also purchase beads, pre-drawn patterns, and other beadwork supplies from the itinerant haberdasher, the "jarong man", who travelled from house to house hawking his wares.
