Paper chests offerings for traditional Chinese funeral ceremonies : close up
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19 Jul 2007
Photographed By Tay, Lionel
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Photograph shows a close-up of paper chests, with designs of traditional Chinese symbols such as dragons and phoenixes which are being sold in a shop in the Tiong Bahru Market. These are usually bought as symbolic gifts for funerals and burnt to ensure that they will reach the deceased in the after-world. Title devised by Library staff.
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