MS 7596 Chinese money for the dead
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 7596
label: Local Note
content: Information from Huey-ing Jeng, museum inter from George Washington University, and Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology.
name: label: Donor
content: Graham, David Crockett
topic: label: Topic
content: mortuary custom -- Chinese
label: Topic
content: Jingyi
creator: label: Donor
content: Graham, David Crockett
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese -- money for dead
label: Culture
content: Chinese -- mortuary custom
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 20 Items (pieces , 15.8x9.7 cm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Gift of D.C. Graham, received in 1926. Transferred to the archives by Chang-su Houchins, November 3, 1994.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS7596
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Chinese term jingyi (literally, clothing blessed by the Buddhist scripture) refers also to the paper money made for the dead. It is a rectangular piece of paper with the design of incised strings of coins in the center. It is burned so that the dead will receive holdy blessings and have money for use in the netherworld.