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Object Number
55-1-70/3697
Display Title
Woman's filigree earring - filigree work basically of chinese origin, +
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's filigree earring - filigree work basically of chinese origin, with glass bead additons by aborigines as supports for jade ring pendants; also has a triangular shell pendant
Inventory Description
Earring, bronze hoop, applique flower, hanging bead, stone and shell pendants
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bunun
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Taiwan
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<State>
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<County>
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Take-tonpo Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Mountains
Materials
Bronze, Shell, Cotton, Glass, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 5.4 x 1.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-1-70/3697
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