Hell Bank note for hungry ghosts. Red, green and white on one side and black and white on the other. Black and white side has English text. 5000000 dollar denomination. Serial number reads 5553139.

hell money
2008.150
Anthropology

1 item (description level: whole)

Broad category

Anthropology: Ethnography

Additional names, titles, or classifications

catalogue name:  hell money

Place

Hong Kong, China, East Asia, Asia

Additional place information

made or collected:  Hong Kong 

Materials & techniques

paper

Additional material & technique information

material: paper (overall)

Measurements

overall: 57 mm x 116 mm

Additional measurement information

overall: 57 mm x 116 mm

Use

burnt at the Hungry Ghosts festival when offerings of food and other necessities are made to the spirits of those who are deceased but have no grave.

Related subjects

object name: hell money

Record created 2007-07-06 by KLINDEN

Record last updated 2017-01-18 by XGVIEWS