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Zigzag folded paper strips hung in Shinto ritual.
Also known as: Paper streamer, Zigzag paper
Shide are white paper strips folded in a zigzag and hung from ropes, wands and shrine fittings. They appear wherever purification is being marked, and the zigzag fold is the identifying feature rather than the paper itself.
Are folded paper streamers hung from ropes, wands and shrine fittings in Shinto practice.
Contexts: Religion
Are identified by the zigzag fold rather than by the material, and appear in contexts of purification and demarcation.
Contexts: Religion
Narrow strips of pale paper folded into alternating right-angled steps, hanging in a vertical line.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.