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Object Number 55-1-70/3744
Display Title Multi-colored bead necklace choker (xaulus), worn by men and women +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Xaulus
Object Description Multi-colored bead necklace choker (xaulus), worn by men and women during ceremonies
Inventory Description Necklace, fourteen strands of multi-colored glass beads, three sections
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ami
  • Bunun
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Taiwan / <State> / <County> / Take-tonpo Village
Additional Geographic Terms Central Mountains
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 5 x 0.3 cm (11 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-1-70/3744

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