Object Details
- Description
- This Butsudan-Buddhist altar was made from scrap lumber in Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas. Buddhism was among the religions that was practiced in the internment camps. However, it was not formally recognized in the camp or marked with a specific house of worship within the internment camp grounds. This altar would have been kept in the barracks and used privately.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sam Oda
- ID Number
- 1986.3068.01
- catalog number
- 1986.3068.01
- nonaccession number
- 1986.3068
- Object Name
- butsudan
- shrine
- Other Terms
- butsudan; General Collection
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 1/16 in x 13 1/4 in x 22 1/2 in; 56.03875 cm x 33.655 cm x 57.15 cm
- place made
- United States: Arkansas, Jerome
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
- Military
- Cultures & Communities
- Japanese American Internment Era
- Title
- Butsudan-Buddhist altar
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1131491
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3eab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
