Studio Photograph of Nona Asiah sitting and posing with a badminton racket

Collections
1613797
Title
Studio Photograph of Nona Asiah sitting and posing with a badminton racket
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Image size: 8.7 x 6.7 cm
Accession No.
2025-00949
Collection of
Malay Heritage Centre
Credit Line
Gift of the family of the late Nona Asiah

Nona Asiah is a celebrated figure in the Malay entertainment industry of Singapore, renowned for her contributions to music and film during the 1940s–1960s. This mid-20th-century portrait features her sitting on the couch, dressed in kebaya with a batik skirt and posing with a badminton racket.