Peranakan and Fashion

April 13, 2023 - As an introduction to a discussion with Singapore-born and long-term Paris resident Andrew Gn on his Peranakan heritage, Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) and Peranakan Museum Director Kennie Ting hosts a virtual tour of the recently reopened Peranakan Museum. (12 min., 56 sec.)
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[@brendanbang6636]

Beautifully preserved and presented….the table wares is beyond lux.

[@natalieecoop]

What a great video and Kennie is a great presenter. My Mama was a Nonya. I just visited Penang’s Peranakan Mansion Museum and hope to visit your museum soon!

[@dionisiussimanjuntak686]

That's right, what you mean is that Indonesia is not just called the Indian archipelago. Indonesian people don't like using the word Indon, But we prefer to be called Indo people because in ancient times there were many mixed marriages between Europeans and local Indonesians so that the community was called Indo people. The word Indo doesn't mean they are of Indian descent or are Indians either, so don't misunderstand this 😂😊

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

The ornamentation and luxury evident in the displays speaks to the economic colonization and collaboration with the colonizers at the expense of the inlanders.

[@nguyệtánh-f1b]

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[@yangy-s5q]

Don't try to mislead the origins and facts. As far as I know my relatives wear sarong or Kebaya because the hot weather where traditional Chinese clothes were not suitable tropical climate as well they used local ingredients to make foods similiar to Chinese flavour. Chinese are very adaptive people, every five kilometre, evolve a different accent and custom in China. But Chinese just said it a different accent. It just like people in UK speak English more than Chinese but still maintain our Chinese culture and worship our Chinese ancestors. My children go to Chinese school in the weekend and passed their Chinese exam. There are some Chinese married Scottish, English, Irish but they don't call themselves European Peranakan. Look at the Jews that speak English, prayed in Hebrew language and never call themselves Peranakan. Your ancestors bought cloth, porcelain, furniture or things make by Chinese skill workers which should not be called Peranakan. The things used 100 or 50 years ago are not used today or 10 years ago. Look at the clothing used few thousands or few hundreds years ago were different as it changed due to time and situation or fashions.