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Ritual scepter of a shaman from the Pingpu tribes

Ritual scepter of a shaman from the Pingpu tribes- Taiwan

Archaic ritual cup of a shaman from the Paiwan tribe

Paiwan tribe archaic ritual cup of a shaman carved with a standing hunter at the front, sacred snakes , deer on the lid and a hunter with his dog hunting a wilde animal

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.

Set of 3 Paiwan tribe Divination Knives

Set of three shamanic knifes from the Paiwan tribe, intended for sacred rituals. Painted in red and carved with a human head surmounted by additional heads, it reflects the typical style of Paiwan shamans and healers, who are in charge of the tribe’s physical and spiritual well-being. These shamanic knifes were used to cut herbs, beetle nuts, little animals and each one have a precise function.

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 divination box

Paiwan tribe ancient shaman box in wood carved with two designs mirrored of three human head set up on a two heads snake .

Paiwan tribe box for divination instrument

Paiwan tribe shaman box carved with a human head Wearing a two-headed snake as a headdress and other one on his neck. The edge of the shaman's box is studded with upholstery nails.

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.

Shaman box for divination instruments – Paiwan tribe.

Shaman box from Paiwan tribe -Taiwan . Fully carved and paint in red .

Paiwan tribe knife for divination

Small shamanic knife from the Paiwan tribe, intended for sacred rituals. Painted in red and carved with a human head surmounted by additional heads, it reflects the typical style of Paiwan shamans and healers, who are in charge of the tribe’s physical and spiritual well-being.