Archives des panneau d'ancêtre - TRIBAL ASIAN ART

Paire de panneaux d’ancêtres de la tribu Paiwan

Pair of Paiwan Tribe Ancestor Panels, likely from Laiyi, carved with two figures—a male and a female. Their eyes, mouth, nipples, and navel are inlaid with porcelain. Their arms and legs are decorated with tribal motifs suggesting tattoos. Both figures wear hats, and the snakes carved above their heads indicate that they were important members of the nobility.

Panneau d’Ancêtre – Tribu Paiwan

Panel from the Paiwan tribe depicting an ancestor in ceremonial attire, wearing a headdress adorned with eagle feathers. The panel is painted in red and white.

Panneau d’ancêtre des tribus Paiwan

Ancestor panel from the Paiwan tribe, carved with a figure wearing a hat adorned with eagle feathers, a symbol of valor. His face is encircled by two snakes merging into one, and flanked by two additional sacred snakes on each side.

Panneau d’ancêtre des tribus Paiwan

Old ancestor panel from the Paiwan tribe, carved with a standing warrior, one hand resting on his rifle and the other on the pommel of his sword. He is dressed in ceremonial attire and wears a hat adorned with eagle feathers, a symbol of valor.

Panneau d’ancêtre de la tribu Paiwan – Taïwan

Ancestor panel from the Paiwan tribe

Panneau ancestral de chaman – Tribu Paiwan

Rare and massive 19th-century Paiwan tribe shamanic ancestor panel, carved with a thick relief depicting a shaman with an oversized head crowned with multiple human faces — symbolizing his responsibility over the tribe’s spiritual and physical well-being.

Panneau d’ancêtre des tribus Paiwan de l’Est (Taimali)

Rare and massive early 19th-century panel from the East Coast Paiwan tribe, carved in the Taimali style. It features a prominent central nose, a stylized face at the top, and another face carved at the bottom — a characteristic design of the Southeastern Paiwan tradition.

Panneau de la tribu Paiwan

Ancient panel from the Paiwan tribe, carved with a stylized ancestor wearing a two-headed snake headdress — a symbol of noble lineage — and eagle feathers, representing strength in battle. A deer lies at his feet.

Panneau d’ancêtre de la tribu Paiwan

Paiwan tribe: massive 19th-century ancestral panel measuring over 2.5 meters, depicting a hunter wearing a Paiwan-style hat and holding a knife and a spear at his side. The carvings on his torso suggest he is dressed in a ceremonial vest and the shoulder belt traditionally worn by nobles. Due to its size, this panel was likely the central piece of the house.

Panneau d’ancêtre féminin de la tribu Paiwan

Very beautiful and massive ancestral panel from the Paiwan tribe, dating from the 19th century, carved with a nude female ancestor wearing a headdress formed by two intertwined snakes facing away from each other. A truly remarkable piece.