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Female chest covering Puyuma tribe . The chest covering is crafted in a diamond shape and features intricate embroidery.
Clothing

Female chest Covering - Puyuma tribe

Very beautiful celebration sword from the Puyuma tribe, carved with motifs of a dog chasing a deer, a wild boar, and a human figure.
Sword

Puyuma tribe Celebration Sword

Puyuma tribe Men's leg covering made from two rectangular pieces of fabric. Japanese period . Taiwan
Clothing

Puyuma tribe Men's leg covering

Ancient shaman box from the Paiwan tribe, stained red, with a sliding lid carved with snakes face. One side is carved with two tattooed hands, while the other features a sun, a pot, and two snakes — depicting the myth of the Paiwan people's origin from the union of a pot and a snake. The sides are inlaid with circular shell ornaments.
Divination Instrument

Puyuma tribe divination box

Paiwan tribe shaman box features a sliding lid, carved with human heads and painted in red, yellow, white, and black. Standing figure is carved on the other sides.
Divination Instrument

Puyuma box for divination instrument

Ancient Puyuma tribe sword painted in red
Sword

Puyuma tribe Sword

Puyuma tribe Powder horn inlead with mother-of-pearl in triangular patterns reflecting the distinctive style of the Puyuma tribes.
powder horn

Puyuma tribe Powder horn

Old shaman’s box – Puyuma tribe – inlaid with mother-of-pearl in triangular patterns, reflecting the distinctive style of the Puyuma tribes. The box is also decorated with embedded old coins.
Divination Instrument

Puyuma tribe Shaman box

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