Singapore/Malaysia: Nyonyaware ceramic plate with phoenix decoration, Peranakan community. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay-Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Malaysia identify themselves as 'Nyonya-Baba' or 'Baba-Nyonya'. Nyonya is the term for the females and Baba for males. It applies especially to the ethnic Chinese populations of the British Straits Settlements of Malaya and the Dutch-controlled island of Java and other locations.

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Size: 4200px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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