Oval-shaped portrait of a nyonya

This oval-shaped portrait photograph shows a nyonya, dressed in a checked baju panjang, complete with kerosang, necklaces, hairpins and earrings. 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.