An exhibition featuring the crafts of two Aboriginal tribes is available for viewing at the National Taiwan Museum, for a glimpse into the culture and traditions of the Atayal and Paiwan.
The show, “Rainbow and Dragonfly: Where the Atayal Clothing Meet the Paiwan Multi-colored Glass Beads”, presents textiles by northern Atayal people, and the colorful glazed beads of the Paiwan.
Atayal people mark the stages of a person’s life with weaving. The pieces can include infant clothing woven by a grandmother, to wedding clothes, to shrouds for the dying.
Paiwan glass beads on the other hand, were once symbolic pieces, often used to indicate aristocratic status.
The “brightly colored beads with a roughness like pottery” are not common anymore in Paiwan life, but are experiencing a growing popularity in modern studios.
“Rainbow and Dragonfly” is open Tuesdays through Sundays at the museum until March 1st.
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