Hanainae, porcelain plate sherd.

Collection type: Object
Description: Hanainae, porcelain plate sherd.
Long description: Hanainae, glazed porcelain sherd, originally part of a plate together with 2024.20.100-105 and 2024.20.107. The interior bears blue decoration on a white background, while the exterior surface is plain.
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; China (Manufactured)
Asia > Eastern Asia > China (Manufactured)
Cultural groups: Nuaulu
Person: PRM source Roy Ellen; Field collector Roy Ellen
Date / Period: Date made: Before 25/01/1971
Date collected: 25/01/1971
Acquisition information: Donated: 14 August 2024
Materials and processes: Material Porcelain Pottery, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Printed
Dimensions: Length 16 mm, Width 10 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2024.20.106 Other numbers: 1971.436
Research and responses: The term hanai inai is used for usually large plates, mainly of Chinese origin, that constitute clan sacred valuables used in ritual and exchange at marriage; see 'Ellen Nuaulu religious practices, pp. 51-2'.

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