Offering Tray

Used in ancestor or veneration ceremonies. The ceremonies were held for deceased ancestors of the father's family (for the deceased eldest sons of the family tree, going back five generations). Food would be prepared and put into the various bowls, candles and incense would be lit. The participating family members would bow down, pour alcohol into small bowls and add them to the offering table. In South Korea sometimes spirit dancers would do some religious dances as part of the ceremony. After the ceremony was over, the family would eat the food.

Used by the family of the donor in South Korea, and then in Canada, as part of their ancestral worship or veneration ceremonies. The objects were passed down through the father's family line.

Round rimmed tray (part a) on pedestal tapered to a wider base. Two lines engraved at lower end of base. Circular groove on tray. A round bowl (part b) with slight circular ridge on bottom that fits into circular groove of tray.