kebaya

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The kebaya is a traditional Southeast Asian blouse-dress garment, often made of sheer fabric with intricate embroidery, commonly worn by Peranakan Chinese and other communities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
kebaya canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blouse-dress garment ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ
traditional garment ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Balinese culture ⓘ
Indonesian national identity ⓘ
Javanese culture ⓘ
Malay culture ⓘ
Malaysian national identity ⓘ
Peranakan culture ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese

Sundanese culture ⓘ
continuedUseIn 21st century fashion ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fitted silhouette ⓘ
front opening ⓘ
intricate embroidery ⓘ
long sleeves ⓘ
often semi-transparent ⓘ
hasDesignElement colorful embroidery ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
openwork lace ⓘ
hasMaterial cotton ⓘ
lace ⓘ
nylon ⓘ
sheer fabric ⓘ
silk ⓘ
hasPart batik skirt ⓘ
blouse ⓘ
kain ⓘ
sarong ⓘ
hasVariant kebaya encim ⓘ
kebaya kartini ⓘ
kebaya kutu baru ⓘ
kebaya labuh ⓘ
kebaya modern ⓘ
kebaya nyonya ⓘ
historicalInfluence Arab clothing styles ⓘ
Chinese clothing styles ⓘ
Portuguese clothing styles ⓘ
notableUse Garuda Indonesia flight attendant uniform ⓘ
Singapore Airlines flight attendant uniform ⓘ
originatesFrom Java ⓘ
Malay world ⓘ
proposedFor UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list ⓘ
recognizedAs national dress of Indonesia ⓘ
national dress of Malaysia (for women) ⓘ
timePeriodOfPopularization 19th century ⓘ
typicallyFastenedWith brooches ⓘ
buttons ⓘ
typicallyWornWith batik sarong ⓘ
ikat cloth ⓘ
songket sarong ⓘ
usedFor airline uniforms ⓘ
cultural ceremonies ⓘ
formal occasions ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ
office uniforms ⓘ
school uniforms ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
wornBy Balinese women ⓘ
Javanese women ⓘ
Malay women ⓘ
Minangkabau women ⓘ
linked to: Minangkabau

Peranakan Chinese women ⓘ
Sundanese women ⓘ
women ⓘ
wornIn Brunei ⓘ
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ
southern Thailand ⓘ

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