This 1890s photograph shows a jaga (watchman) posing outside a building. The barefoot man is dressed in traditional Indian attire, wearing a turban on his head and a cloth wrapped around his waist. He appears to be holding a bird in his left hand. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale.

Credit Line

All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Men--Singapore--Photographs
• Watchmen--Singapore--Photographs
• East Indians--Singapore--Photographs