Puyuma tribe divination box

Shaman box from the Puyuma tribe, stained red, with a sliding lid carved with snake faces. One side is carved with two tattooed hands, while the other features a sun, a pot, and two snakes—depicting the Paiwan creation myth, in which the people originated from the union of a pot and a snake. The sides are inlaid with circular shell ornaments.

Reference

PA0704

Dimensions

Length : 16 cms

Width : 12 cms

Depth : 5.5 cms

Period

Japanese period, around 1930

Source

Ancient Taiwanese collection- Taipei

Material

Wood, hemp twine, mother-of-pearl, red pigments, paint.

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