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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 243304, member: 360&quot;]The VAST majority of Peranakan families came from southern China (We&#039;re talking CENTURIES and CENTURIES ago). Places like Canton, Hong Kong, etc. So the link would definitely be there. The jewelry made or worn in southern Chinese provinces would have been VERY familiar to Pernakan women in the Straits Settlements in the 1800s. </p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, a lot of Chinese stuff was made and exported to the Straits Settlements. It was certainly a thing which happened in the 1800s. Wealthy Straits families wanted nice Asian jewelry or furniture and accessories, and they could buy it in China and have it shipped to say, Penang. </p><p><br /></p><p>Given the similarities, I think these could&#039;ve come from either place. Either the Straits, or China. They seem to have been common to both places.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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