ITEM DETAILS |
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| Exhibit Type: |
Ethnographic Collection |
| Code: |
ANT00419 |
| Name: |
luck charms |
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| Acquisition |
| Date acquired: |
May 1997 |
| Collector: |
Prof. Joseph BOSCO |
| Acquisition method: |
Summer fieldtrip |
| Donated/ presented by (if a gift): |
Prof. Joseph BOSCO |
| Geographic Origin: |
Taiwan 台灣 |
| Conditions when acquired: |
Complete |
| Preservation and repairing method(s): |
Not required |
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| Description and identification |
| Authenticity of the item (only for archaeological items): |
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| Material (not applicable for archaeological replicas): |
plastic, metal, textile 塑料，金屬，織物 |
| Colour: |
red (plastic envelopes and cotton string);
golden (prints on envelopes; bell and hulu) |
| No. of pieces: |
2 |
| Measurement (cm): |
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| Ethnic origin: |
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| Function/usage: |
Religious amulet 宗教護符 |
| Date item was made: |
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| Application after acquisition (e.g. used for teaching, exhibition etc): |
Exhibition |
| Additional information: |
Given out at a temple. Chinese characters on envelopes: “奉天宮，開台媽祖，合家平安，保身香火”, with 太極八卦圖 printed in the middle. |
| Storage: |
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| Present Location (if not same with usual storage): |
Dept Corridor #5 |
| Remarks: |
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| First recorded by: |
Li Nan (2014) |
