Old Malay lady in a padi field : two people
- Geography and Travels
- Nature and Environment
- Economy
- Heritage and Culture
- Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
- Lee Kip Lin Collection
- 1950 / 1959
This is a 1950s photograph of an old Malay lady with paddy shoots in her hands, helping her family with rice planting at the paddy field. Another female worker is partially seen in the picture. Both are dressed in traditional Malay attire, standing in the paddy field with skirts rolled up to knee-length. The word "paddy" is derived from the Malay word padi, rice plant. Digitised from an album page containing five photographs described collectively as "Life in a Paddy field". Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title transcribed from album. Date of creation estimated.
Credit Line
From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
Subjects
- Ethnic Communities
- Commerce and Industry
- Women rice workers--Photographs
- Rice--Planting--Photographs
Suggested Pictures
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Planting the shoots : general view -
Ploughing the field : full-length portrait [1] -
Harvesting the crop : group photograph -
Ploughing the field : full-length portrait [2] -
Harvesting the crop : front view of a farmer -
Trashing the rice : group photograph -
Heave-away lads : group -
Ploughing the field : full-length portrait [3] -
Scene at a marketplace : group photograph -
Indian fishermen : general view -
Indian woman carrying food on her head : headshot -
Malay master making the anchorage : profile -
Chinese lady selling dried prawns : two people -
Singapore Market scene : general view -
Men stacking firewood : general view [2] -
Men stacking firewood : general view [1] -
Men selling firewood : general view -
A young Tamby : general view -
Early morning stonning the deck : general view -
The Chinese mine : general view -
Cane baskets : general view -
An old servant and a new Quarter master : two people -
Have you weighed this? : general view