Title
Waxed umbrella used in Tiandihui initiation ceremony
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: L 67.7,
x Dia: 6
x Dia: 6
Accession No.
1996-02836
Collection of
In an initiation ceremony, a yellow umbrella would have been used to symbolise royal authority. It would have been carried by an existing society member while the initiates knelt before the altar.
