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This image captures an indoor museum exhibit, likely showcasing historical items related to Chinese migration and remittances. The central focus is a display featuring an open, light-brown paper or silk umbrella with a bamboo handle, leaning against a large, woven lidded basket. Next to the basket, on the right, is a folded piece of dark blue fabric with white floral or patterned designs, possibly clothing. All these items are arranged on top of a rustic, dark brown wooden crate, which serves as a display stand. A small red plaque with Chinese characters is visible on the front of the wooden crate. In the background, several informational panels with both Chinese and English text are displayed on a light-colored wall. The English text on one prominent panel states: "Remittance letters usually consist of family letters and remittance money. However, besides money, some Chinese would also send items that were not readily available in China to their families back in China. These items ranged from daily necessities such as clothes and food to such as watches, jewellery, medicated oil and..." Another English section details a "Remittance letter listing various items sent home (1941)," mentioning specific items like "pencil," "cigarette," "Pak Fan Youw," and "Japanese medicated oil," and instructs the recipient to "write back to inform when he received them." The overall context, including the Singapore location, suggests this exhibit explores the historical practice of Chinese migrants sending goods and money to their families in China.
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