Comments on: Selamat Datang to the Peranakan Museum http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/selamat-datang-to-the-peranakan-museum/ Creative Fingers at Work! Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tisu Girl http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/selamat-datang-to-the-peranakan-museum/#comment-196 Tisu Girl Mon, 12 May 2008 07:44:57 +0000 http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/?p=555#comment-196 I would have guessed so, just like in the old days in Chinese Opera where the female leads were all played by men. Yes, it certainly would be much helpful if an explanation of this 'cross-dressing' practice was given somewhere in the museum. Probably there is but we all missed it. May need to revisit to check it out next time. I would have guessed so, just like in the old days in Chinese Opera where the female leads were all played by men. Yes, it certainly would be much helpful if an explanation of this ‘cross-dressing’ practice was given somewhere in the museum. Probably there is but we all missed it. May need to revisit to check it out next time.

]]> By: budak http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/selamat-datang-to-the-peranakan-museum/#comment-195 budak Mon, 12 May 2008 07:23:33 +0000 http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/?p=555#comment-195 nice close ups esp. of the blue beadwork with birds! on cross-dressing, I believe it's a 'sub-culture' (for lack of a better term) in the Peranakan community, particularly where it comes to theatre and drama, as in the old days, because it was thought improper for the ladies to appear on stage, the roles of matriarchs and nonyas were played by men. So personally I think it's fine to have all those guys in 'drag', although some explanation about this part of the culture would have been helpful (maybe there is but I missed it). nice close ups esp. of the blue beadwork with birds!

on cross-dressing, I believe it’s a ’sub-culture’ (for lack of a better term) in the Peranakan community, particularly where it comes to theatre and drama, as in the old days, because it was thought improper for the ladies to appear on stage, the roles of matriarchs and nonyas were played by men. So personally I think it’s fine to have all those guys in ‘drag’, although some explanation about this part of the culture would have been helpful (maybe there is but I missed it).

]]> By: Tisu Girl http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/selamat-datang-to-the-peranakan-museum/#comment-184 Tisu Girl Fri, 09 May 2008 12:42:34 +0000 http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/?p=555#comment-184 Thank you Jess for enlightening us! Thank you Jess for enlightening us!

]]> By: Jess http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/selamat-datang-to-the-peranakan-museum/#comment-182 Jess Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:22 +0000 http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/?p=555#comment-182 Brilliant photos of the beadwork. The little aqua blue case is a cigarette case, and in my book of Peranakan beadwork, the hanging ornament is thought to have been used for storing fans. Brilliant photos of the beadwork. The little aqua blue case is a cigarette case, and in my book of Peranakan beadwork, the hanging ornament is thought to have been used for storing fans.

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