Flask with beaker and tea set, from set of funerary offerings

This flask with beaker and tea set, 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 imitation Thermos flask and separate beaker are of cardboard, and the tea set, which comprises a pot and three small handle-less cups, is also of cardboard, in a presentation cellophane-covered cardboard box.

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:	000-190-004-217-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland K.1999.1172 B
Date:	1999 1999 1999 1999
Material:	Card, green and silver; paper Card, orange; card, pink; glue Card, pink Card, white red and green
Dimensions:	143 mm H x 97 mm L x 150 mm W 278 mm H x 90 mm D 50 mm H x 196 mm L x 172 mm W 97 mm H x 111 mm D
What:	Flask Flask cup Teapot Tray / cup
Subject:	Paper offering Paper offering Paper offering Paper offering
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Where:	Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore
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Description:	Green and silver card flask with paper picture of fruit on the front, part of paper offerings for a man, which would be burnt at the graveside as an offering for ancestors: Singapore, 1999 White red and green card cup for a flask, part of paper offerings for a man, which would be burnt at the graveside as an offering for ancestors: Singapore, 1999 Pink card teapot, part of paper offerings for a man, which would be burnt at the graveside as an offering for ancestors: Singapore, 1999 Orange card tray with three pink card cups glued to it, 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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