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Spirit houses

Scope note

Use for miniature houses in which guardian spirits are invited to live, usually set on wooden posts in house compounds or adjacent to other buildings; common in Thailand.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195504

Broader Terms used

<religious structures>

Equivalent Terms used

spirit house

Created

13yrs ago

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