TRADITIONAL TRADES - AN INDIAN MAN
Photograph of a Chettiar with his low wooden table, most likely a money lender. The chettiar – who specialised in business loans – is seated in his kittangi (office). Such offices were located at and around Market Street.
1950-1970
19980002918 - 0020
S18916
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Sharon Siddique Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Updated with contribution from Tan Teng Teng on 12 March 2015.
Updated with contribution by Peer M Akbur on 25 May 2022.

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Photograph of a Chettiar with his low wooden table, most likely a money lender. The chettiar – who specialised in business loans – is seated in his kittangi (office). Such offices were located at and around Market Street.

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