Title
A set of chisels
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts.
Accession No.
2015-00534
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Singapore Pozhgainallur Narpani Mandram
Tongkang were lighter or cargo-carrying boat used for transporting goods in the Singapore River. These chisels were used in the maintenance of the tongkangs by the crew, which comprised mainly of the men from the Indian Caulker community. The Caulkers were predominantly involved in the profession of boat building and repair. Indians were employed as tongkang crew up to the 1990s.
