- Other Name
- TAINAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- Date Range From
- 1994
- Date Range To
- 1997
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- SYNTHETIC FABRIC, PLASTIC, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P20010099002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TAINAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- Date Range From
- 1994
- Date Range To
- 1997
- Materials
- SYNTHETIC FABRIC, PLASTIC, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 4
- Height
- 1.5
- Length
- 35.2
- Width
- 22.0
- Description
- AT THE TOP OF THE BANNER, THE WORD "TAINAN" IS WRITTEN IN RED, ITALIC BLOCK LETTERS. IMMEDIATELY UNDER, "REPUBLIC OF CHINA". THE BANNER IS DIVIDED INTO TWO COLORS. ON THE LEFT, THE BANNER IS DARK BLUE, WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS UNDER "REPUBLIC OF CHINA". ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THERE IS A SHIELD WITH THE PICTURE OF A GLOBE SEEN AS IF LOOKING DOWN ON THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE NAME "CHINA" IS ABOVE THIS SHIELD. JOINING THE TWO SIDES, IS A REVERSE IMAGE (WHITE ON BLUE SIDE, BLUE ON WHITE SIDE) PICTURE OF A GROUP OF CHINESE STYLE HOUSES. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BANNER, ARE RED TASSLES. AT THE TOP, ATTACHED TO THE STEEL ROD IS A YELLOW - GOLD ROPE WITH TASSLES ON EITHER END.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- POLITICS
- History
- ALL ARTIFACTS IN THIS COLLECTION WERE GIVEN TO MAYOR CARPENTER (1986-2001) ON A RETURN VISIT TO TAIWAN IN 1998 AFTER A ECONOMIC TRADE MISSION 2 YEARS EARLIER. SEE P20010099001 FOR MORE INFORMATION. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILE ARTIFACTS AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING AN ALTER CLOTH AND A SASH DONATED BY DAVID CARPENTER. ON 8 MARCH 2018, PUNDYK INTERVIEWED CARPENTER REGARDING HIS DONATION OF 22 ARITFACTS RELATED TO HIS TRIPS TO TAIWAN AS THE MAYOR OF LETHBRIDGE. THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE EMPLOYEE, WEI QUO, WHO ACTED AS TRANSLATOR DURING THESE TRIPS WAS ALSO A PART OF THE 8 MAY 2018 INTERVIEW. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW.
- Catalogue Number
- P20010099002
- Acquisition Date
- 2002-03
- Collection
- Museum