Offering Item Number: B537 h from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Offering consisting of a paper representation of a folded red robe with multicoloured details. Overall nearly square with a protruding gold paper collar surrounded by blue and white mottled paper with a scalloped edge, a painted white border, and metallic four-pointed stars in gold and metallic pink paper. Radiating out from the blue and white paper are four flaring strips of paper with pointed tips and metallic circles at the tips, as well as a vertical strip of white paper with a green floral print that is flanked by two thin strips of gold paper and divided by a thin strip of pink metallic paper and two gold circles of paper. Small loop of twisted paper string at top centre. Two small blue and white mottled paper tabs at top corners.
History Of Use
To be burned for the dead.
Cultural Context
Supplies for the after-life; Buddhist.
Item History
- Made in Cambodia
- Collected during 1963
- Owned by William E. Willmott before December 1964
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and William E. Willmott (Seller) during December 1964
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- William E. Willmott
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and William E. Willmott (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cambodia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before December 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during December 1964
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0120/0014 h