framed piece; fabric and paper cut-out images of “the Nine Immortals” on a paper backing with metallic finish 24.5 cm x 70.5 cm; nine individuals depicted standing, carrying attributed objects; height 20.5 cm; glassed and framed in wood and plaster frame, carved?, molded? in Art Nouveau style and painted gold, with wire for hanging. 29 x 75 cm.
Donor:
Emily Louise Turner and Evelyn Fay Turner Buel
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. unspec.
Collector:
Emily Louise Turner
Collection date:
ca. 1936
Materials:
Human hair, Paper (fiber product), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies