Accession No

E 1916.121 A


Description

A stack of square imitation money, of a type traditionally burnt as offerings at Chinese festivals. The stack is tied with a red strip of paper which is tied in a bow at the top of the stack, and the side of the stack is painted with red Chinese characters.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Perak; Taiping


Period


Source

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1916.121 A; MAA: AR 1916.209; E 1916.209 A; E 1916.209 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Paper; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

111mm x 60mm x 108mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old luggage tag attached to the label reads: 1916. 209 b. Imitation paper money, to be burnt at Chinese funerals, etc. S. China. I.H.N. Evans, B.A.'
Event Date
Author: Flo Sutton


Context (Amendments / updates)
These two items were previously numbered as E 1916.121 & E 1916.121 A respectively.
Event Date 7/1/1994
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Two packets of square imitation money, made of paper. Burnt as offerings at Chinese festivals, as well as upon other occasions. One is tied up with a cross of red paper
Event Date 7/1/1994
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Collected by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans in 1913.
Event Date 12/7/1994
Author: Flo Sutton


Context (Display)
1916.121 A on display in the Maudslay Hall, MAA, from 1990.
Event Date 12/7/1994
Author: Flo Sutton


Description (Physical description)
A stack of square imitation money, of a type traditionally burnt as offerings at Chinese festivals. The stack is tied with a red strip of paper which is tied in a bow at the top of the stack, and the side of the stack is painted with red Chinese characters.
Event Date 22/12/2022
Author: Flo Sutton


FM:89139

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