IDNO

T.54775.ELT

Description

Pilgrims at Kusu Island (Pulau Kusu) during Double Ninth Festival (重九節, 重阳节, also known as Ninth Month Festival). [Elliott's listing]

A large crowd walk along a street lined with stalls and buildings with attap roofs. The sea and another island can be seen above the buildings. [EB 11/01/2023]

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

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.54753.ELT to N.54790.ELT were found inside the envelope now numbered C469/1/ which came from the box C469/.

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]