Formosa Hill Tribe Swords ( for Yuanzhumin )

[yuanzhumin]

Hello
No, Tim, your mask is not taiwanese.
Taiwanese aboriginal tribes have NO mask. It is not in their tradition.
The Atayal and the Saysiat were tatooing their faces for religious purpose (see pic 1); the Yami (Tao) were having a special kind of very interesting ritual silver helmet that, placed on the head, was covering the face, but it was not a mask (pic 2).
On this last pic, you can catch a glimpse of the traditional Yami knife.
Yuanzhumin

[yuanzhumin]

Hello
It seems that I inverted the titles of these two last posts. Sorry.
This second post is to share pictures of a very nice Rukai's knife, of the same kind that Rick showed us before. So, Rick and the others interested, enjoy !
These photos are coming from the catalogue presenting the biggest private collection in the world of Taiwanese aboriginal artifacts. This collection is located in Taiwan.
Yuanzhumin.