IDNO

N.54175.ELT

Description

Spirit-medium performance at a Chinese temple at Race Course Road, Singapore [Elliott's listing], possibly Fuk Shan T'ang or Hock Siew Tong. Elaborately carved wooden structure over the offering table houses the figure of an eight-armed deity, probably Guan Yin. [EB 27/07/2022]

Place

SE Asia; Singapore; Racecourse Road

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Elliott, Alan J.A.

Date

1950 - 1951

Collection Name

Elliott Collection

Source

Elliott, Alan J. A.

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.54088.ELT to N.54191.ELT were found inside the album now numbered A.156.ELT.

The index pages of the negative album provide descriptions of some of the images. These have been transcribed.

Publication: Image published in a Digital Lab Online Exhibition by Gemma Ovens, 2024. 'Chinese Spirit-Medium Possession: Exploring Ritual and Religion in the Photographic Archives of Alan J. A. Elliott' and captioned "Spirit-medium performance at a Chinese temple at Race Course Road, Singapore [Elliott's listing], possibly Fuk Shan T'ang or Hock Siew Tong. MAA N.54175.ELT." [source: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/story/chinese-spirit-medium-possession-singapore/, JD 12/02/2025]