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  • Malay girl, Singapore

    Geography and Travels
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of four Malay girls and three Malay boys standing on a sampan helmed by a Malay man. The three taller girls are dressed in baju kurong and the boys are also in their traditional attire with songkok. Behind this sampan is another...

  • A Malay boy tapping a rubber tree, Singapore

    Economy
    This is a coloured postcard with a photograph of a Malay boy tapping a rubber tree. He is wearing a songkok and a long-sleeved jacket. More rubber trees can be seen in the background. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Nangka Tree. Singapore

    Nature and Environment
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a Malay man posing with a nangka tree laden with fruits. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Peeling the cocoanut shell Singapore

    Economy
    This is a coloured postcard with a photograph of a Malay man peeling coconut shells. A man dressed in western attire and a white hat standing on the left seems to be supervising the Malay man. A tall pile of coconut shells can be seen behind them. The back of...

  • Man seated on top of a pile of coconuts

    Nature and Environment
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a Malay man seated on top of a high pile of coconuts. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Rottan washing Singapore. Bukit Timah Road

    Economy · Nature and Environment
    This black-and-white picture postcard shows Malay men working with rotan (Malay for "rattan") at Bukit Timah Road. Rotan has been spelled as "Rottan". Long strips of rotan have been placed in the sun. Attap-roofed wooden houses can be seen in the background. This postcard has a divided back format.

  • The red kebaya : front view

    Arts · Geography and Travels · Ng, Eng Teng, 1934-2001 · Edwin Thumboo Collection
    This is a photograph of the oil painting, "The Red Kebaya", done by Ng Eng Teng in 1960. This photograph is part of the collection donated by Edwin Thumboo to NLB. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Mending nets : general view

    Arts · Ng, Eng Teng, 1934-2001 · Edwin Thumboo Collection
    This is a photograph of is an oil painting entitled "Mending Nets", done by Ng Eng Teng in 1961. The painting shows three Malay fishermen seated on the beach mending nets. This photograph is part of the collection donated by Edwin Thumboo to NLB. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Malay woman in kebaya : half-length portrait

    Arts · Ng, Eng Teng, 1934-2001 · Edwin Thumboo Collection
    This is a photograph of a painting done by Ng Eng Teng, depicting a Malay woman dressed in a kebaya, with a head scarf draped over her head. This photograph is part of the collection donated by Edwin Thumboo to NLB. Title devised by Library staff. No creation date provided.

  • Malay man in traditional costume : profile

    Arts · Ng, Eng Teng, 1934-2001 · Edwin Thumboo Collection
    This is a photograph of a painting done by Ng Eng Teng, depicting a Malay man in traditional costume. This photograph is part of the collection donated by Edwin Thumboo to NLB. Title devised by Library staff. No creation date provided.

  • Aboriginal woman : half-length portrait

    Arts · Ng, Eng Teng, 1934-2001 · Edwin Thumboo Collection
    This is a photograph of the oil painting, "Aboriginal Woman", done by Ng Eng Teng circa 1960. It depicts a young woman in a dark green baju kurung with a yellow scarf draped over her shoulders. This photograph is part of the collection donated by Edwin Thumboo to NLB. Date...

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