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Search results: 22 item(s) for: "280 Leather Textiles and Fabrics"     
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1. [wa0001] [Bunun woman weaving] [wa0001] [Bunun woman weaving]460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by GenderKanetowan village, Taizhong (H. Suzuki 1935, p. 44), usually considered Bunun territory, the Paiwan identification on the back of the photo is probably mistaken. One of many photos in this collection of a woman in seated position with hand-loom. Hand-woven Aborigine (蕃布) cloth was a common export item at the so-called ""Aborigine trading posts"" in Taiwan during the colonial period. To the present day, such cloth has been the object of intense study by anthropologists, as well as a staple of the tourism industry. See (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 332) for a photo of various types of cloth with other mountain trade goods like deer skin, antlers, tongcao [wa0130] in a trading post. Also see images [wa0153] [wa0210] [wa0259] [wa0292] and [wa0294] for similar photos of cloth manufacture.
2. [wa0002] [Tsou tooth removal] [wa0002] [Tsou tooth removal]300 Adornment; 304 Body Alterations; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 281 Work in SkinsTsou adult males; two are standing and removing tooth from squatting male. Men are wearing trademark skin caps. Segawa and Yuasa write: ""At the age of fifteen to twenty, the Tsou extract some of their teeth....They extract the upper eye teeth and the incisors, four in total. This is for beautification and to attract the opposite sex. The pulled teeth are put under the bed for longevity"" (Yuasa 2000, p. 39). Tsou men are usually pictured in one of a variety of types of leather headgear with chin straps, some with feathers attached [wa0056] [wa0327], intricate embroidery [wa0054], with leather tails [wa0021], with bear fur [wa0149] or with back-flaps (shown here). Segawa and Yuasa write: ""leather headgear is made from the tanned skin of the bardking deer (ta'cu, Muntiacus reevesic micrurus). It is put on for celebration, or to symbolize a chief. Unmarried men are not allowed to put on l
3. [wa0021] [Drinking together] [wa0021] [Drinking together]410 Tools and Appliances; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 270 Drink and Drugs; 273 Alcoholic Beverages; 574 Visiting and Hospitality; 415 Utensils; 281 Work in Skins; 570 Interpersonal RelationsSeveral men sharing the local millet wine from bamboo containers, some in customary two-men-to-a-cup pose. Most of the men are wearing characteristic deer-hide cap of the Tsuo. This photo can be found in Yuasa Hiroshi's publication of Segawa Kokichi's field notes and photographs. If Segawa himself took the photo, which is almost certain, then it was shot between 1929 and 1939. Yuasa and Segawa captioned this photo as ""Wine Banquet. Tfuya village."" For a detailed discussion of Tsuo wine manufacture and consumption, see [wa0056].
4. [wa0022] [Joined-mouth drinking] [wa0022] [Joined-mouth drinking]410 Tools and Appliances; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 270 Drink and Drugs; 273 Alcoholic Beverages; 574 Visiting and Hospitality; 415 Utensils; 281 Work in Skins; 570 Interpersonal RelationsKanetowan village, Niitaka county, Bunun tribe (Riban no tomo September 1934, p. 10). Two pairs of standing men, each pair sharing a cup of millet wine. Note the mixture of local weaves and Japanese prints on the standing men's garments. For a detailed discussion of Aborigine wine manufacture and consumption, based on fieldwork among the Tsou, see [wa0056].
5. [wa0042] [Saisiat granary] [wa0042] [Saisiat granary]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 250 Food Processing; 251 Preservation and Storage of Food; 285 Mats and Basketry; 340 Structures; 341 ArchitectureSaisiat male seated under granary, bamboo construction, raised on posts with rat guards. Seated man is weaving a basket. The storage shed appears to be the same as the one pictured in photo #45, which is marked ""Saisett"" on the back. Suzuki locates this granary in Garawan, Taizhong prefecture, and wrote ""Weaving baskets in the shade"" (H. Suzuki 1935, p.28).
6. [wa0054] [Tsou elder in traditional dress] [wa0054] [Tsou elder in traditional dress]290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 300 AdornmentHong identifies this photo as a ""Tsou elder in traditional hat and clothing (Hong 1993, p. 291).
7. [wa0056] [Drinking from bamboo cups] [wa0056] [Drinking from bamboo cups]622 Community Heads; 410 Tools and Appliances; 270 Drink and Drugs; 273 Alcoholic Beverages; 290 Clothing; 300 Adornment; 415 Utensils; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 281 Work in SkinsThis photo can be found in Yuasa Hiroshi's publication of Segawa Kokichi's field notes and photographs. If Segawa himself took the photo, which is almost certain, then it was shot between 1929 and 1935, when it appeared in H. Suzuki's _Taiwan bankai no tenbo_. Segawa referred to the seated man with the head-dress as the ""chief"" of Tapangu village (Suzuki: Tappan) in Tsuo territory. The beverage is called 'moromi' (H. Suzuki). Yuasa and Segawa's description of Tsuo fermented beverages and their consumption is meticulous. They write: ""The Tsou people enjoy wine and [tobacco]. Both men and women, as long as they are above the age of fourteen or fifteen, drink wine, and at celebrations enjoy drinking until they are quite intoxicated. They brew their own wine, including millet wine (emi no ton'u), rice wine (emi no pai), and sorghum wine (emi no batayu, kaoliang wine in Chinese). A method
8. [wa0062] [Bunun women hulling] [wa0062] [Bunun women hulling]460 Labor; 410 Tools and Appliances; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 250 Food Processing; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 285 Mats and BasketrySeveral Bunun women hulling grain with large wooden pestles. One male stands in the background, observing. Taizhong prefecture, Kanetowan カネトワン Village. According to Suzuki (1935), they are preparing an alcoholic beverage (p. 40).
9. [wa0063] [Two Paiwan females carrying baskets] [wa0063] [Two Paiwan females carrying baskets]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 285 Mats and Basketry; 460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationTwo Paiwan women standing on a roadside, transporting goods in baskets atop their heads. The large bamboo stalk is used for transporting water (according to several similar photos in other collections).
10. [wa0068] [Atayal woman transporting produce] [wa0068] [Atayal woman transporting produce]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 285 Mats and Basketry; 460 Labor; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 482 Burden Carrying; 480 Travel and TransportationAtayal woman carrying a basket. ""Not stopping to rest her hands, she pulls apart hemp (H. Suzuki 1935, p. 18).
11. [wa0070] [Carrying produce in Taidong] [wa0070] [Carrying produce in Taidong]480 Travel and Transportation; 460 Labor; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 290 Clothing; 487 Routes; 240 Agriculture; 482 Burden Carrying; 285 Mats and BasketryGroup of sixteen residents of Taidong, Paiwan adults, children, women and men, carrying produce in baskets and in bundles along an unpaved road.
12. [wa0103] [Richly attired Atayal man and woman] [wa0103] [Richly attired Atayal man and woman]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 290 Clothing; 300 AdornmentThis couple illustrates of a variety of Atayal patterns for woven cloth garments, bead work, earrings, and head-wear.
13. [wa0113] [Four women with black-cloth head-dresses] [wa0113] [Four women with black-cloth head-dresses]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 290 Clothing; 300 AdornmentAn illustration of variety of fabrics and materials used for female clothing in Taiwan.
14. [wa0125] [Six Atayal women standing] [wa0125] [Six Atayal women standing]280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 290 Clothing; 300 AdornmentSix women wearing trademark Atayal wraps.
15. [wa0153] [Seated Atayal woman at loom] [wa0153] [Seated Atayal woman at loom]460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by GenderTranslated Japanese caption: ""Woman weaving cloth (Atayal tribe)."" Also see images [wa0001] [wa0210] [wa0259] [wa0292] and [wa0294] for similar photos of cloth manufacture. Translated Japanese caption: ""Woman weaving on a loom (Atayal tribe)."" H. Suzuki locates this scene in Paalan village, Taizhong prefecture (1935, p.19).
16. [wa0165] [Spinning and weaving in Hainan] [wa0165] [Spinning and weaving in Hainan]460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by GenderA Li woman on Hainan island weaving on a hand-loom.
17. [wa0210] No. 207 A SWEET HOME OF SAVAGE FORMOSA　 [wa0210] No. 207 A SWEET HOME OF SAVAGE FORMOSA　460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by Gender; 352 Furniture; 350 Equipment and Maintenance of BuildingsThis photo appeared in the March 1, 1932, issue of ""Riban no tomo,"" or ""Friends of Aborigine Administration."" The caption reads [translation]: ""The Piyahau village of the Suao group are the innermost of the Nan'ao settlements. Their clothing and ornaments have retained their distinctive Atayal character"" (Riban no tomo I (Jan, 1932):4). Translation of Japanese caption: ""A Happy Household. It seems that for the most part, we see no signs of [labor] strife in an Aborigine home. The men plant, harvest, and hunt, while the women perform household chores; all in all they enjoy a peaceful existence."" This same image, colorized, with the Japanese intact, was still being reproduced and sold in Taiwan as late as December, 2007, under the imprint: ""[原味台湾] Aboriginal Peoples of Taiwan"". The back matter on these reproductions is trilingual: ""泰雅
18. [wa0244] [Four Atayal women with baskets and infants] [wa0244] [Four Atayal women with baskets and infants]460 Labor; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 482 Burden Carrying; 285 Mats and Basketry; 290 Clothing; 462 Division of Labor by GenderAccording to Bakan Eyun: ""This picture shows one kind of Atayal basket called the bululu. With the bululu on their back, hung from their foreheads by a belt, head, women use it to carry farming tools or their babies to the field, and farm products such as sweet potatoes, taros, pumpkins, millet are carried home with it. Quite often women carried goods with a bululu on their back, and a baby on their breast with pala pungu"" (Tung 1996, p. 174). This same colorized image, and its Japanese caption, was still being reproduced and sold in Taiwan as late as 2003, under the imprint: ""[原味台湾]Aboriginal Peoples of Taiwan"". The back matter on these reproductions is trilingual: ""背著背籠的泰雅族婦人/籠を背負った婦人たち(タイヤ
19. [wa0259] [Atayal woman weaving] [wa0259] [Atayal woman weaving]460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by GenderAlso see images [0001] [0210] [0259] [0292] and [0294] for similar photos of cloth manufacture.
20. [wa0292] [Woman weaving] [wa0292] [Woman weaving]460 Labor; 290 Clothing; 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 286 Woven Fabrics; 294 Clothing Manufacture; 462 Division of Labor by GenderAlso see images [0001] [0153] [0210] [0259] and [0294] for similar photos of cloth manufacture.
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