Early photos of Nonyas and Babas in Peranakan Museum exhibition

Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography traces how photography grew in South-east Asia and highlights the group's experimental spirit

Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Works on display: Baba in a sarong kebaya. ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Works on display: Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Works on display: Lee Poh Neo’s selfie. ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Works on display: Peranakan bride and groom in traditional attire at a doorway. ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Amek Gambar: Peranakans And Photography exhibition co-curator Peter Lee (left) and Peranakan Museum general manager John Teo with some works on display. Baba in a sarong kebaya. Portrait of Oei Tiong Ham. Lee Poh Neo's selfie. Peranakan bride and gro
Works on display: Boat Quay and the Singapore River from Government Hill (Fort Canning). ST PHOTO: SONG TAO PHOTOS: COLLECTION OF IVY KWA; PERANAKAN MUSEUM, GIFT OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
Toh Wen Li
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Jun 27, 2018, 12:34 PM
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Jun 27, 2018, 05:00 AM
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A section of a new exhibition at the Peranakan Museum shows photos of a Baba wearing a sarong kebaya, a Nonya dressed as a Baba and a man who probably spoke no Mandarin posing like a scholarly Chinese gentleman.

A Peranakan man is a Baba while a woman is a Nonya.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 27, 2018, with the headline Early photos of Nonyas and Babas in Peranakan Museum exhibition. Subscribe

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