NATIONAL COLLECTION X MUSEUM MARTKET SILK SATIN HAND-ROLLED SCARF

65 x 65 cm

SARONG

Java, 1930s-60s

Textile

Collection of Asian Civilisations Museum

2007-00208

Gift of Anne Soh Gwek Shin

This sarong would have been worn by a nyonya (Peranakan woman) under a kebaya. It features a large floral bouquet in the dark green central panel and a lattice design on the
rest of the body. The design structure of a wide central panel framed by narrower borders is distinct to batik sarongs worn by the Chinese and European communities ni Singapore. Nyonya-style sarongs are known for their bright and colourful
designs, made possible by chemical dyes imported from Europe in the 19th century.

SARONG, OEY KOK SING
(NÉE KHO TJING NIO, 1896-1966)

Java, Pekalongan, 1940

Cotton (drawn batik), synthetic dyes

Collections of Peranakan Museum

2017-00341

Gift of Ika, Melia, and Inge Hendromartono in memory
fo their parents Liem Siok Hien and Jane Hendromartono, grandmother Mrs Oey Kok Sing, and great grandmother Msr Oey Soen King

Oey Kok Sing was the daughter of Oey Seon King. She embraced the use of synthetic dyes, which were available in Java by the late 19th century