Archives des Architectural elements - TRIBAL ASIAN ART

YAMI TRIBE HOME SACRED POST “TOMOK’

Yami tribe from Orchid island - Taiwan-ancestor home Pillar "tomok" carved with 2 pairs of horn and the typical waves.

Eave fragment of the Paiwan tribe

Paiwan tribe - Eave fragment carved with a central face surrounded by a sacred snake, and two faces flanked by deer.

Main sacred post “Tomok” from the Yami tribe

Main sacred post 'Tomok" from the Yami tribe- Orchid island- Taiwan

Main sacred post “Tomok” from the Yami tribe

Main sacred post 'Tomok" from the Yami tribe- Orchid island- Taiwan

Main sacred post “Tomok” from the Yami tribe

Main sacred post 'Tomok" from the Yami tribe- Orchid island- Taiwan

Main sacred post “Tomok” from the Yami tribe

Main sacred post 'Tomok" from the Yami tribe- Orchid island- Taiwan

Sword-hanging Panel from the Rukai tribe

Sword-holding panel of the Rukai tribe- South Taiwan

Decorative Pillar of the Paiwan tribe

Ancient Paiwan tribe pillar , part of the inside partition, carved with human faces and sacred snakes.

Paiwan tribe house Eave

Paiwan tribe house Eave from Majia Township 瑪家鄉 - South Taiwan- Carved with human faces in the Majia style and sacred snakes positioned back to back.

Paiwan tribe house eave

Paiwan tribe house eave carved with warriors drinking millet wine from a double cup — a symbol of unity — after a victory. Taiwan