59a (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Book Mien ceremonial book written in black and pink ink.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Thailand
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Ink and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Books
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 18 centimeters and whole— height 25 centimeters