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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 301424, member: 2844"]These are handmade old-style Nyonya kebayas, of the type invented by Dutch colonial ladies, but also worn by ladies of mixed heritage and Peranakan Chinese ladies. </p><p>The sheer material is likely to be cotton. I expect the last one to be silk, because it is a dress kebaya, for special occasions.</p><p>I have never seen a kebaya made of banana cloth, as far as I know that is a Japanese material.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 301424, member: 2844"]These are handmade old-style Nyonya kebayas, of the type invented by Dutch colonial ladies, but also worn by ladies of mixed heritage and Peranakan Chinese ladies. The sheer material is likely to be cotton. I expect the last one to be silk, because it is a dress kebaya, for special occasions. I have never seen a kebaya made of banana cloth, as far as I know that is a Japanese material.[/QUOTE]
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