This small museum is a community effort with a collection of artefacts, including antique cendol (shaved-ice dessert with green noodles, syrups, fruit and coconut milk) makers and embroidered wedding garb. There are excellent English-language explanations about the Chetti language and rites of passage, plus news clippings about local efforts to preserve Chetti heritage.
Chetti Museum
Melaka City
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