Solo photograph of Nona Asiah dressed in light-coloured kebaya with a tudung selendang

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Title
Solo photograph of Nona Asiah dressed in light-coloured kebaya with a tudung selendang
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Image size: 6.5 x 8.3 cm
Accession No.
2025-00955
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 solo photograph captures Nona Asiah dressed in a kebaya while donning a tudung selendang.