Saturday, May 10, 2014

SKETCHNOTE PERANAKAN MUSEUM

Ink and Wash: 14x21 cm: Peranakan Museum  

Docent for today introduced herself as CZ.
Brought us to introduction room.
and briefed on Peranakan Culture.
Traced back to Cheng Ho and Hung Li Po.

Showed Kebaya and Gold Belt (wealth)
Photo of Peranakan wedding

Wedding ceremonies lasted 12 days
Couple were royalty of the day.
Aspects of material culture
triple broach krosang

Glass bead table cloth,
  more than a million 3 mm glass beads from Checkoslovakia.
Butterfly, dragn fly motif
flowers
abundance

necklace and headgear; own or rent
motifs
dragon
pineapple: abundance, prosperity
8 immortals
ifts to exchage
jewelry
token cash 36$ (Not selling daughter)
foreleg of pig
 oranges
candles
brandy




Day 1 hair combing ceremony
Groom sits on rice barrel and faces family altar
Chinese almanac
Scissors

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Sireh set,
important part of culture

silver/ brass pilowcase ends
 riposte metal work.

Bridal gifts include furniture
tables
chairs
cupboards
wedding bed
intricate carving.
Bridal bed
Innder double bed
outer single bed.
incese burner
sireh box
young male child rolls on bed to influence baby making
rooster and hen under bed
which comes out first predicts gender of  first child

virginity testing

Kitchen = mulot = mouth
young girls learn by starting to chop carrots

food larder to keep food away from insects and cats.

match maker comes to look for potential girls
listens to sound of pounding rempah
mortar and pestle

earthen ware ceramincs
nonya ware
not only blue and white
but bizarre colours
red, blue, yellow green


kebaya with 3 krsang
sarong

Tan Kim Sen's ancestor altar
including set for ice cream.