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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7598 Chinese paper money for the dead
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7598
- Creators:
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ANONYMOUS
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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13 Itemspieces6x6.5 cm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Yinzhi (literally silver money--the paper money with silver stamp) is used for mortuary ritual as well as ancestor worship ceremonies. It is burned to make it available to the deceased in the netherworld.
Administration
Custodial History
Receipt not recorded. Transferred to the archives by Chang-su Houchins, November 3, 1994.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7598, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Note
Local Note
Information from Huey-ing Jeng, museum inter from George Washington University, and Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| mortuary custom -- Chinese | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Yinzhi | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chinese -- paper money | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chinese -- mortuary custom | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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