Offering Item Number: B537 c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Offering consisting of a pair of paper shoes with pointed toes joined at the heels by a length of twisted paper string. The shoes are off-white paper with uppers that have a floral design in metallic gold and blue paper on red card, and mottled blue insoles with metallic red and gold paper flowers at the heel end of the insoles.
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
- good
- Current Location
- Case 83
- Accession Number
- 0120/0014 c