Spirit money." Coarse papers, "shoe shaped" silver or gold "ingots." Coarse paper with silver or silver with gold ink overwash.
Donor:
Jan Dautcher
Collection place:
Causeway Bay district, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Verbatim coll. place:
China; Hong Kong, Causeway Bay district
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Jan Dautcher
Collection date:
1990
Materials:
Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Context of use:
Funerary paper. Sold in shop which sold incense, candles and spirit offerings. Shop was near a small temple. Are offered as pieces of gold and silver to the gatekeeper of hell as a bribe to let one in.