eKakYongSulam: ACG Member's Meet-up at Annexe Gallery's Art For Grabs bazaar

Sunday, September 27, 2009

ACG Member's Meet-up at Annexe Gallery's Art For Grabs bazaar

Lama tak jumpa, kawan-kawan ku!

2 comments:

Zen said...: Hi, i thought i left a comment the last time, but it didn't appear. Congrats on the blog, hope to see more of your embroidery work :)
Couldn't make it for bazaar - working at event.
Cheers
Anne, ACG; September 29, 2009 at 8:23 PM
eKakYongSulam said...: Tx Anne. Hope you will be free for ACG's next activity - A visit to Starhill's Art Festival - invited by Philip Wong of Artseni Gallery on FRIDAY 16 Oct, 5pm

More details see www.acgmalaysia.com; October 6, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Historically, this lace-like embroidery was used to adorn the short kebaya ('puah teng teh'), worn by the Straits-born Chinese women in Penang, Melaka & Singapore. They are called Peranakan Nyonyas because although they are Chinese, they have assimilated into Malay culture in terms of clothing, language & food. Melaka Nyonyas are mainly descendants from inter-marriages between Malay & Chinese (at the time when Admiral Cheng Ho & Princess Hang Li Po from China visited the Sultan of Melaka).

Now, the Kerawang embroidery is currently seeing a revival & evolving into standard day & evening wear among modern Malay women. You mainly see it on the baju kurung, kebaya labuh & sarong and tudung (Islamic head scraf).

Also used to decorate household accessories like cushions, table mats & table cloths.

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