Object size: 10.7 x 24.6 x 7.0 cm
Devotees offer incense in the form of joss sticks with both hands, in front of an altar, when praying to the Gods' and during ancestral religious worship. Joss sticks are often burned as part of rituals conducted during Chinese New Year, deities’ birthdays, and for religious purposes. The number of joss stick varies, usually three or five, or less commonly, nine. As odd numbers are associated with yang - representing positive and auspicious things, odd numbers are preferred in many rituals.Many Peranakan families have retained their Chinese religious beliefs and practices, and such joss stick holders would have been used in the homes of many Chinese Peranakans. This item is donated by the family of late Mr Yeo Cheng Kim and Madam Koh Quee Neo. It comes from the ancestral home, formerly at 22 to 25 Zion Road.