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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