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Necklace, worn by children
Necklace worn by Peranakan Chinese children
Silver necklace with pendant in the shape of a carp. In Chinese symbolism this fish stands for courage and perseverance. According to Chinese legend, carps swim in the Yellow River against the current. At the head of the river is a waterfall called the Dragon's Gate. Only a handful of carp manage to make the final leap over the waterfall and turn into dragons. Among Peranakan Chinese, these pendan…
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Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
Date
- voor 1915
Medium
- Material: silver
- Silver
Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
Date
- voor 1915
Medium
- Material: silver
- Silver
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1915
Provenance
- 1915-01-01
- Schenking
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/76574
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z
Keywords (provided by the community)
- children (people by age group)
- Chinese people
- child
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