Photograph of a baba and child

This photograph shows a man seated beside a table and a child, who is wearing a heavily embellished headdress. Ranging from formal studio portraits to albums of snapshots of everyday life and stately ancestral portraits, this large group of photographs reveals the many forms of photography available and gives insight into the various aspects of the lives of Peranakans.

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