Paper money

Museum number:
9-13686
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013686
Accession number:
Acc.3314
Description:
paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Hong Kong
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paper money
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Individual pieces of money not counted
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Paper money, accession number 9-13686, described as paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Paper money, accession number 9-13686, described as paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Paper money, accession number 9-13686, described as paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Paper money, accession number 9-13686, described as paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paper money, accession number 9-13686, described as paper money; funerary; tied with green ribbon; burnt along with bundles since the soul needs money to spend either in hell in heaven; in hell you need more to bribe the officials. Sold in shops specializing in religious and devotional goods. Purchased at paper goods shop.

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