Photograph of a gunny sack warehouse

Collections
1615926
Title
Photograph of a gunny sack warehouse
Year/Period
1980s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
photographic paper
Technique
photographic processes
Dimension
Image size: 8.9 x 12.6 cm
Accession No.
2025-00829
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of the Tan family, of the late Tan Ah Kang

This is a photograph of a gunny sack warehouse during the 1980s. Gunny sacks were generally made of jute, a type of natural fibre, and could be repaired and reused. This photograph was taken to document the process of collecting, repairing, and reselling gunny sacks.