IDNO

P.62577.ELT

Description

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

In a tent with palm roof, dishes of rice, chopsticks and small bowls are laid out on a long table, with men, women and children seated on either side. [EB 24/07/2018]

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

Elliott, Alan J. A.

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The batch of prints, P.62833.ELT to P.62887.ELT, were found in a plastic filing folder now numbered C474/5/. This folder came from the cardboard box now numbered C474/.
See archive reference for more details regarding their dates and history.

P.62566.ELT to P.62585.ELT are described by Elliott as “General background scences for festivals and other spirit-medium cult practices.”