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A Peranakan Setting } 21 December '04

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Almond dorns on a Nyonya Kebaya. The photos are taken at Malacca, which is the birthplace of the Peranakan Culture.

To learn more, click on the Peranakan Culture.
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.01 Ceramic Tiles

These exquisitely painted tiles are significant of the Peranakan architecture. Normally, they are used to decorate the corridor, and perhaps used as a display of weath. They are believed to be first introduced in Malacca by the Dutch traders.

.02 Five Foot Way

Almond is lying on the window of a Peranakan shophouse beside the five-foot way. It was named the five-foot way because it was once a requirement for the shophouse to build a verendah of five foot width (approx. 1.5m), so that passerbys can seek shelter and safety away from the roads.

.03 Circular Air Brick

This air brick was commonplace of shophouses during that era. It is used for air to enter and ventilate the shophouse. A very cute composition of Almond, almost symmetrical.