Baba Nyonya crafts , arts
Today's blog , ill be talking about what's kind of things that Baba Nyonya are famous for ? We are aware that , Baba Nyonya are one of the preserve historical culture that stays in Malaysia .
You guys might saw before the architecture of the Baba Nyonya , and what makes me interesting was , their crafts , their arts and their furniture .
In the olden days Baba Nyonya , they are famous for their food , their jewerly , their arts , their beading , their furniture . Their arts are famous for their design and the bright colours used in their creation .
If you been to their Baba Nyonya museum , or read before an article , you might seen Baba Nyonya beadings on the shoes , well , mostly on the shoes .
(Source : Aizuddin Saad | The Witness News, 2017)
(Source : Green, 2017)
(Source : Green, 2017)
Baba Nyonya shoes , also known as "Kasut Manik".is a type of shoe that that back in the older twentieth century . Why did theres are beads on the shoes ? Well according to the research ,it because it refers to beaded slippers , worn by a nyonya to complete her "Kebaya Sarung " outfit , together with chained brooches ( keronsang )and a silver belt ( tali pendang). Beadings not only used for shoes , it also used for table cloth , handbags and wall hangings .(Aizuddin Saad | The Witness News, 2017)
Besides that , sewing and beading is women's traditionally women's work .The porcelain hard work is usually done by men . Those items are handmade , they were moulded or hand shaped , left to dry and painted in colours . Then they fired and paint the porcelain again , Baba Nyonya porcelain , was their marked by their design and colours ,
Traditional Chinese-style spoons, bowls, plates, teapots, serving dishes, teacups, vases and the large, ceramic jars called ‘Kamcheng’, were all made this way.
Comapring the porcelain and the baba tonya tiles , have you ever wonder why do they have the similar patterns ?
One of the distinct features of Peranakan tiles that sets it apart from Western decorative tiles is the manner in which they are displayed. While in Europe they are used to decorate the interior walls of a structure, for example, around a fire place, Peranakan tiles are often used to adorn the exterior of a building or structure, including the front door and windows, as well as to beautify household items such as dressers, tea tables and foot rests. (travel 3Sixty°, 2017)
(Source : travel 3Sixty°, 2017)
(Source : Flickr, 2017)
Baba Nyonya furniture are to most attractive things when you step into the house .
One thing that made me interested about it , they furniture are all made of wood , thats influenced by the chinese and malays style . their furniture was typically made of hard, dark woods, usually inlaid with ivory, mother-of-pearl, or patternated with lighter woods on top, or else fitted with marble slabs. Marble was cooling to the touch, making it comfortable to sit on, as well as being attractive to look at. Baba Nyonya furniture comprised of tables, chairs, foot-stools, cabinets, day-beds and couches.
(Source : Penang365.com, 2017)
(Soure : Naughtynyonya.blogspot.my, 2017)
Besides that , their pillow are very antique , you might seen those pillow appear in any chinese old tv show . Those pillow are made of wood , It is rectangular or squarish in shape, with round, square, or rectangular ends – which, like almost everything else in the Peraakan world, was highly decorated. Often, pillow-ends were in the form of gold or silver plaques riveted or nailed into the ends of each pillow.
(Source : Antiquesnavigator.com, 2017)
In conclusion , i found that Baba Nyonya has a lot of things to discover , their culture , their history , their arts , are so much intretsing , it just lead us back to those olden china days . It brings back those vintage feelings .
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