A 'Malay Hadjee' and family. Studio portrait of a 'Malay Hadjee' and family. The man wears traditional dress with a white turban indicating that he has completed the Hajj or Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. He has a pocket watch and a Western umbrella. Two women, representing his wife and daughter, wear traditional Malay dress or 'baju kurung', a loose tunic worn over a sarung or sarong. Each wears an embroidered 'tudung' or headscarf, the older woman holding a set of utensils for preparing 'siri' or betel nut. Singapore, Straits Settlements (Singapore), circa 1900. Singapore, South East Asia, Asia.
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A 'Malay Hadjee' and family. Studio portrait of a 'Malay Hadjee' and family. The man wears traditional dress with a white turban indicating that he has completed the Hajj or Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. He has a pocket watch and a Western umbrella. Two women, representing his wife and daughter, wear traditional Malay dress or 'baju kurung', a loose tunic worn over a sarung or sarong. Each wears an embroidered 'tudung' or headscarf, the older woman holding a set of utensils for preparing 'siri' or betel nut. Singapore, Straits Settlements (Singapore), circa 1900. Singapore, South East Asia, Asia.

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