Spell; a - yellow paper tiger; b - roll of spells and offerings wrapped in red tissue; to drove away evil influences or circumstances. Roll and tiger and burned on March 6 possibly while person hits tiger hard with shoe saying chanting prayers. Burnt at roadsides, riverbanks, open spaces. If the packet is burnt at the temple it is to ward off specific evil influence. A Taoist idea. A man has two stars, the white tiger and green dragon, ideally balanced in power. When the tiger is more powerful at certain times of the year, it is necessary to tame him to redress the balance and allow the person to draw maximum help from both and to fen off the evil influences of envious people - the “little man”. Purchased in paper goods shop.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation