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Child's necklace (xaulus) of shell and glass beads, worn by it during +
Child's necklace (xaulus) of shell and glass beads, worn by it during +
Object Number 55-1-70/3687
Display Title Child's necklace (xaulus) of shell and glass beads, worn by it during +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Xaulus
Object Description Child's necklace (xaulus) of shell and glass beads, worn by it during the naming ceremony of the month Buwan Mintoxtoxan
Inventory Description Necklace, strands of shell beads, white, yellow, red glass beads, fiber tied
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bunun
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Taiwan / <State> / <County> / Take-tonpo Village
Additional Geographic Terms Central Mountains
Materials Glass, Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 4.2 x 0.3 cm (6 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-1-70/3687

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