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Paiwan tribe Shaman knife

Small knife from the Paiwan tribe with a carved wooden handle. This sheath less knife was mainly used for skinning hunted animals.

Yami tribes Wooden receptacle for angling tackle

Fisherman’s box from the Yami (Tao) tribe, in a form typical of this culture, carved with the god Magamaog on both sides and the canoe eye on the lid. The lid is tied to the box with a cord to prevent it from being lost at sea.

Yami ( Tao) tribe Statue

Terracotta statue from the Yami tribe depicting a woman, sculpted directly in the earth in front of the fire and intended to entertain children.

Paiwan tribe Comb

Ancient Paiwan tribe wooden Comb carved with two snake on the top

Paiwan tribe Comb

Ancient Paiwan tribe wooden Comb carved with eight human figures snake on the top

Paiwan tribe Comb

Ancient Paiwan tribe wooden Comb carved with seven human figures on the top and snake pattern

Paiwan tribe Comb

Ancient Paiwan tribe wooden carved comb

Puyuma tribe divination box

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.

Paiwan tribe Spoon

Paiwan tribe ancient spoon and comb together done inside a yellow wood and carved with geometric pattern .

WOMAN HAT FROM THE YAMI TRIBE (TAO) ORCHID ISLAND

This ancient hat from the Yami- Tao tribes, orchid Island, Taiwan was worn by the female for work in the fields It is named “Varogot”. It is done with coconut palm bark, rotaing, aluminium and feathers for the top decoration..