Portrait of an old Peranakan or Straits Chinese lady dressed in baju panjang, a traditional Malay costume
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Portrait of an old Peranakan or Straits Chinese lady wearing traditional Malay costume called baju panjang (literally means long dress), which consist of a loose, knee-length tunic, with sleeves tapering at the wrists and a sarong (ankle-length skirt; hidden). Baju panjang went out of fashion in the 1930s. Courtesy of Mr. William Gwee Thian Hock (b.1934). Title devised by Library staff.