Title
Kebaya
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Dimension
Gross measurement: 71 x 137 cm
Accession No.
2012-00673
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
This kebaya from the 1930s has very intricate lacework and embroidery or 'sulam' work. There are leaf motifs embroidered along the sleeves and lapel of the kebaya. The kebaya is a loose open jacket worn by Peranakan women of the Straits Settlements, Indonesia and Indo- European women of the late 19th to 20th century.
