This photograph shows a picturesque scene of attap houses built on stilts on the banks of a river. In the centre of the photograph, three Malay boys are seen sitting casually on a rock, while to the right, several boats can be seen on the river. Title devised by Library staff.
Shown in this photograph is an attap house built on wooden stilts along a waterfront. The roof and walls are made of attap. At the side is a walkway ending with a ladder leading into the water. ...
Captured here is a general view of attap houses built on stilts, with their reflections mirrored in the water....
A photograph of a kampong showing three attap houses nestling among coconut trees. In the foreground is a narrow mud track....
This is a photograph of a typical kampong scene with a cluster of attap houses at one of the islands of Singapore. It was usual to find wooden stilt houses for rural structures built near the sea. Photograph donated by Tan Liang Chu, and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008....
This is a photograph of a rural scene at Lorong Tai Seng showing a Chinese boy, catching fish with a net. In the background, there are attap houses nestling among coconut trees. It was once a Chinese kampong near Paya Lebar. Photograph donated by Tan Que Seng and displayed at...
A black and white photograph of an idyllic country scene of swaying coconut trees and attap houses by the sea....
This 1880s photograph shows a view of a seaside kampong. These Malay houses are built on stilts and raised above the water. A traditional kampong house usually has a main house called Rumah Ibu (meaning 'mother house') and a kitchen annex called Rumah Dapur. Sampans, likely owned by the villagers,...
A scenic view is provided here, showing a Malay man chopping wood, watched by two boys. In the background, several more men and smoke from a cooking fire in an attap shelter can be seen....
This is a photograph of a remote village in Tuas jetty. In the foreground are boats and sampans used for the transportation of wooden logs. In the background is a typical kampong with a cluster of attap houses. It was usual to find wooden stilt houses for rural structures built...
A photograph of a village scene showing some sampans moored near houses on stilts along a river. In the foreground in the right hand corner is a sampan with a woman in pink bending over, her right hand holding on to a pole in the water. Title devised by Library...