Formosa Hill Tribe Swords ( for Yuanzhumin )

KuKulzA28 · 23rd May 2009, 05:41 PM

I know this forum is not as interested in contemporary ethnographic weaponry in comparison to antiques... but I found a vendor of many of the Copper-Gate village Fan Dao or Shan Dao (I've heard them called either one byt my relatives). The Hualien Taroko knife-makers, especially in Copper-Gate all seem to be relatives. I'm currently in Taiwan right now visiting family, but I'll be sure to stop by Hualien to satiate ethnographic/heritage weaponry interests.

I'm sure Yuanzhumin could tell you more about these.
He's native and I'm American-born. He's a specialist, and I'm an aficionado.
Plus I'm illiterate in Mandarin and can barely speak Taiwanese.

But for anyone who's interested, here's some websites:
>> http://www.001.com.tw/yahoo/TM-knife/yahoo.htm <<
http://www.001.com.tw/house/stoneland-house/2-2.htm
http://blog.taroko.gov.tw/myblog/jjy...RpdHlJRD0xMjY=
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yan9436/a...v=751&next=640
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/...day-north1.htm
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!k87nOF.TREbqgMV2roAH/article?mid=3273
http://www.kpps.tyc.edu.tw/worker1/worker.htm
http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/index....18&SceneId=467
http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.o...travel/t04.htm
http://www.ogsppg.com.tw/tour_data.asp?hidID=1977

23rd May 2009, 05:41 PM	#14
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	I know this forum is not as interested in contemporary ethnographic weaponry in comparison to antiques... but I found a vendor of many of the Copper-Gate village Fan Dao or Shan Dao (I've heard them called either one byt my relatives). The Hualien Taroko knife-makers, especially in Copper-Gate all seem to be relatives. I'm currently in Taiwan right now visiting family, but I'll be sure to stop by Hualien to satiate ethnographic/heritage weaponry interests. I'm sure Yuanzhumin could tell you more about these. He's native and I'm American-born. He's a specialist, and I'm an aficionado. Plus I'm illiterate in Mandarin and can barely speak Taiwanese. But for anyone who's interested, here's some websites: >> http://www.001.com.tw/yahoo/TM-knife/yahoo.htm << http://www.001.com.tw/house/stoneland-house/2-2.htm http://blog.taroko.gov.tw/myblog/jjy...RpdHlJRD0xMjY= http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yan9436/a...v=751&next=640 http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/...day-north1.htm http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!k87nOF.TREbqgMV2roAH/article?mid=3273 http://www.kpps.tyc.edu.tw/worker1/worker.htm http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/index....18&SceneId=467 http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.o...travel/t04.htm http://www.ogsppg.com.tw/tour_data.asp?hidID=1977