Offering
Item number B537 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A polychrome offering. The stick is covered with blue and white plaid paper that has a flat red paper ornament on top. The umbrella-like feature is cylindrical with green patterning around the top, red decorated with a gold-coloured design around the middle, and gold-coloured paper around the bottom. There are vertical purple-blue grey pieces of paper around the top.
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
- Name
- Offering
- Identification Number
- B537 a
- Type of Item
- offering
- Material
- paper
- Manufacturing Technique
- glued
- Overall
- height 32.7 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cambodia
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- William E. Willmott
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and William E. Willmott (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before December 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during December 1964
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0120/0014 a
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