Paper

Museum number:
9-13687
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013687
Accession number:
Acc.3314
Description:
Paper bundle; funerary; marked with gold or silver rectangles of foil; package tied with green ribbon; 15.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 14.3 cm China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Native name: Kan ngan yie jee Paper Older form of paper money bundles. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional materials. Marked with gold and silver taels (unit of measurement). Funerary paper. Purchased in paper goods shop.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Hong Kong
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Individual pieces of paper not counted
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Paper, accession number 9-13687, described as Paper bundle; funerary; marked with gold or silver rectangles of foil; package tied with green ribbon; 15.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 14.3 cm China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Native name: Kan ngan yie jee Paper Older form of paper money bundles. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional materials. Marked with gold and silver taels (unit of measurement). Funerary paper. Purchased in paper goods shop.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Paper, accession number 9-13687, described as Paper bundle; funerary; marked with gold or silver rectangles of foil; package tied with green ribbon; 15.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 14.3 cm China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Native name: Kan ngan yie jee Paper Older form of paper money bundles. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional materials. Marked with gold and silver taels (unit of measurement). Funerary paper. Purchased in paper goods shop.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Paper, accession number 9-13687, described as Paper bundle; funerary; marked with gold or silver rectangles of foil; package tied with green ribbon; 15.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 14.3 cm China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Native name: Kan ngan yie jee Paper Older form of paper money bundles. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional materials. Marked with gold and silver taels (unit of measurement). Funerary paper. Purchased in paper goods shop.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paper, accession number 9-13687, described as Paper bundle; funerary; marked with gold or silver rectangles of foil; package tied with green ribbon; 15.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 14.3 cm China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Native name: Kan ngan yie jee Paper Older form of paper money bundles. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional materials. Marked with gold and silver taels (unit of measurement). Funerary paper. Purchased in paper goods shop.

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