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(2017)(digital) Mural
(2017)(digital) Mural, of a laundry man. The area, Little India, once, had dobis or laundry cleaning services. 1038_170114_800PS6
Entitled, Traditional Trades of Little India by Psyfool. Traditional Trades of Little India is a mural woven together by local artist Psyfool. It tells a tale of the parrot astrologers, dhobi (washerman), and the many traders and merchants who settled in the area years ago.
In the past, this was a common sight, too, at Dhoby Ghaut, as the name suggests. It was a place where Indian washermen at the Stamford Canal area converged and congregated.
Dhoby means “washerman” in Hindi, while Ghaut or ghat in Hindi refers to the area along a riverbank used for bathing or washing. In Tamil, Dhoby Ghaut was called Vannan Theruvu or “Street of the Dhobies”.
Info source: www.visitsingapore.com/walking-tour/art-tour/little-india...
tags: Singaore, mural, art mural, Psyfool, painting, wall painting, culture, Little India, Dhoby, laundry services, once upon a time, insta, instalike, instagood, dhoby, washerwoman, washerman, street photography,
(2017)(digital) Mural
(2017)(digital) Mural, of a laundry man. The area, Little India, once, had dobis or laundry cleaning services. 1038_170114_800PS6
Entitled, Traditional Trades of Little India by Psyfool. Traditional Trades of Little India is a mural woven together by local artist Psyfool. It tells a tale of the parrot astrologers, dhobi (washerman), and the many traders and merchants who settled in the area years ago.
In the past, this was a common sight, too, at Dhoby Ghaut, as the name suggests. It was a place where Indian washermen at the Stamford Canal area converged and congregated.
Dhoby means “washerman” in Hindi, while Ghaut or ghat in Hindi refers to the area along a riverbank used for bathing or washing. In Tamil, Dhoby Ghaut was called Vannan Theruvu or “Street of the Dhobies”.
Info source: www.visitsingapore.com/walking-tour/art-tour/little-india...
tags: Singaore, mural, art mural, Psyfool, painting, wall painting, culture, Little India, Dhoby, laundry services, once upon a time, insta, instalike, instagood, dhoby, washerwoman, washerman, street photography,