Title
Kebaya
Year/Period
First half of the 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 69.0 x 120.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00629
Collection of
The embroidery on this kebaya is known as "kelingkan" or "keringkam" in Malay. This is a form of embroidery where the metallic filaments used are typically flat ribbons to give a beaten metal effect. This kebaya was worn by Sharifah Rugayah Aljunied. The Aljunieds are one of the prominent Hadhrami Arab Peranakan families in Singapore and the region. Hailing from Hadhramawt in Yemen, the Aljunieds had established themselves as traders in Palembang first before Syed Omar bin Ali Aljunied (1792-1852) went over to Singapore after the British had set up a trading post in 1819.
