Cultural heritage is not only about material objects or property but also the spirit and identity.
Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of an antique Nyonya hair pin. This is from the Treasures of the Peranakan auction by Henry Butcher on Sunday. It was the first auction of Peranakan ceramics, furniture and jewellery.
Treasures of Peranakan online catalogue by Henry Butcher auctioneers.
BulanLifestyle.com 
November 8, 2016 at 07:43
It is from the auction I went to on Sunday. No idea who it belongs to
November 8, 2016 at 07:43
Thanx for the Reblog
November 7, 2016 at 23:23
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
LUXURIANT HAIR WOULD BE HONORED…A PIECE OF INTIMATE HISTORY!
November 7, 2016 at 19:49
Lovely work on those details – a beautiful piece.
November 7, 2016 at 19:42
Quite beautiful Tiffany. You are right, it is not about the Material side, it is just that some objects acquire meaning. This hair pin you drew belong to someone. (Your mother maybe?) That person set her hair with it. And Baba-Nyonya people will undoubtedly recognize the object as “their own”. I can only imagine the lovely hairdo that was achieved with this pin. Merci comme toujours de partager “tes yeux”. 😉