IDNO

N.54312.ELT

Description

Ninth Moon pilgrimage to Tua Pek Kong or Da Bo Gong Temple (龟屿大伯公宫) at Pulau Kusu (Kusu Island), Singapore during autumn 1950. [Elliott's listing]
In the centre front, on the ground is a heap of printed fu (符, charm papers) with wisps of smoke coming from them. Behind the papers, an older woman (cropped by the frame) stands wearing dark trousers and a blouse with a handbag over her left arm. [EB 13/03/2018]

Place

SE Asia; Singapore; Pulau Kusu [Kusu Island]

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Elliott, Alan J.A.

Date

October 1950

Collection Name

Elliott Collection

Source

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.54307.ELT to N.54413.ELT were found inside the album now numbered A.158.ELT.


Community Project: A digital copy of this image was shared with the Caretakers of the Keramat Shrine on Kusu Island for community uses in September 2023. The digital sharing of 32 images relating to Keramat Shrine was facilitated by Rui En Pok during fieldwork of Kusu Island as part of her undergraduate anthropology studies at University of Cambridge. [JD 07/09/2023]