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Tsou people playing musical instruments

NCL Special Collection / 4264 / Published by the “Headquarter of the Savage Store” in Taipei / About 1910s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》

This was taken by Nakajima Kotaro in February 1912. The people in the photo are of the Tabango Group of the Tsou. Their instruments include mouth harps, nose flutes, flutes, and string instruments. The Tabango Group is located in Alishan Township of Chaiyi County today.