Fridge-freezer, from set of funerary offerings

This cardboard fridge-freezer, bought from a funerary goods supplier in Singapore, is from a boxed set of paper and cardboard offerings for a man. The offerings represent a full set of symbolic possessions for the afterlife.

The is a tall, green-coloured cardboard fridge-freezer, with the brand name 'HELLESSIONAL' and model type 'SR 888'.

These symbolic possessions are burned in a night-time Daoist funerary ceremony, several weeks after the deceased's cremation. It is a widespread contemporary tradition in south-east Asia. The cardboard items are burned to ensure a comfortable afterlife.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-918-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland K.1999.1175
Date:	1999
Material:	Card, green, black, white and grey
Dimensions:	467 mm H x 54 mm L x 293 mm W
What:	Fridge freezer
Subject:	Paper offering
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Where:	Singapore
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Description:	Green, black, white and grey card fridge-freezer, part of paper offerings for a man, which would be burnt at the graveside as an offering for ancestors: Singapore, 1999
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