Accession No
E 1916.209 B
Description
金紙 (jīn zhǐ; 'gold paper'). Stack of joss paper money bound with red paper string. Red ink stamp on the side with standing figure. To be burned at funerals as offering for the deceased.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Source
Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1916.209 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper
Local Term
金紙; jīn zhǐ; jin zhi
Measurements
111mm x 60mm x 108mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Metal label attached with black thread reads: '1916.209 B'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
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: ashleigh griffin
Context (Related Documents)
The 32nd (1917) annual report reads, '1916. 206—209. [...] paper money funeral offering. Southern China. I. H. N. Evans, B.A.'
Event Date 24/5/1917
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Description (Physical description)
Packet of paper money, bound together with red paper string. On one side of the stack is an image of a man, wearing a robe, holding onto a long scroll with text written down the front of the piece. To the right of this image are letters in a Chinese script, in large red writing.
Event Date 1/10/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
金紙 (jīn zhǐ; 'gold paper'). Stack of joss paper money bound with red paper string. Red ink stamp on the side reads '振利庄' with standing figure. To be burned at funerals as offering for the deceased's usage in after life.
Event Date 9/7/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
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