Plaque

Museum number:
9-6331
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
circular wood plaque painted red and green with figure in center; plaque to hang outside front door. 8 trigrams and “god” to scare away evil spirits.
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
China
Collector:
Julia Roth
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 9-6331, described as circular wood plaque painted red and green with figure in center; plaque to hang outside front door. 8 trigrams and “god” to scare away evil spirits.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 9-6331, described as circular wood plaque painted red and green with figure in center; plaque to hang outside front door. 8 trigrams and “god” to scare away evil spirits.

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