| Title |
Shinto: Japan [018] |
| Photo Number |
Box 37, Japan, Shinto, 24 |
| Description |
Photograph of a gohei |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1982 |
| Subject |
Shinto shrines--Japan--Photographs; Shinto Customs and practices--Japan--Photographs; Gohei (Shinto liturgical object)--Japan--Photographs; Trees--Japan--Photographs; Leaves--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Shinto; Leaves |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Shinto folded paper prayer (gohei). |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Gohei, in the Shintō religion of Japan, is a kind of paper or cloth offering made to a god. The gohei consists of an upright stick to which is attached a strip of paper or cloth folded in such a way that zigzag folds fall on either side. The many styles of gohei are differentiated from one another by the number of folds, manner of folding, colour, and material of the strips. According to one point of view, the gohei also operates as a symbol of the kami (god, or sacred power) and indicates that the deity is present in the shrine.--Encyclopædia Britannica. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b5724m |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335462 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b5724m |
