Archives des Puyuma tribes - TRIBAL ASIAN ART

Female chest Covering – Puyuma tribe

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

Puyuma tribe Celebration Sword

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

Puyuma tribe Men’s leg covering

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

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.

Puyuma box for divination instrument

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.

Puyuma tribe Sword

Ancient Puyuma tribe sword painted in red

Puyuma tribe Powder horn

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

Puyuma tribe Shaman box

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.