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Abstract

This exhibition, "The Precious of Rukai People, Homecoming Exhibition of Early Artifacts of the Budai Co he Collection of NTM," consists of 110 items. They from three different sources, including NTM (64 pcs), Rukai Museum of Budai County (32 pcs), and local villages requisition (14 pcs). This assemblage amounts to be the largest feature exhibition of Rukai artifacts in recent years. Moreover, it's the first homecoming exhibition that aims to embrace traditional Rukai artifacts as the main feature, thus bearing profound significance. The exhibition consists of six main topics pertaining to different aspects of material culture of Rukai people, such as the symbolism of lily, weaponry of men, textiles and decorations made by women, household posts and eves, rattan basketry, and ritual objects. As a result, it highlights the broader spectrum of material culture of Rukai people from different sources, and also emphasizes the values of re-presentation and rediscovery of the conventional wisdom of Rukai people. NTM and Rukai Museum of Budai County have taken four years (2017-21) to collaborate on the planning of this exhibition. It's a rather long process of exhibition-making, relying upon the sharing and exchange of ideas between the local interface and the national museum facility regarding the knowledge of indigenous culture and the experience of approaching relevant objects. This emphasis on equal sharing and the exchange and earning during the whole collaboration process is also noting for this exhibition.