EBAY TWO SPEARS FORMOSA?

yuanzhumin · 31st July 2007, 09:36 AM

If I had missed two Taiwanese aboriginal spears on Ebay, I would have felt very bad ! It's so rare to find one, so missing two at the same time ! Fortunately, these two spears don't appear to be from Taiwan, despite the fact they strongly look like they do. In fact, the shape of the blade is different. The heads carved on the shaft could have been similar to the late works done in the 50s for the american troops stationed on the island. I see also a long carved line that could look like a snake, that is believed by Paiwan people to be their first ancestor. But once more, it is not from Taiwan. It's a souvenir that seems to be coming from Asia, may be Burma/India ?
I was last week in the south of Taiwan for the harvest festival in Puyuma and Rukai villages (I took some pics that can be seen on the forum part of my website - the Internet address can be found in previous posts). At this occasion, in Taitung, I bought a Yami knife, very simple but very rare. I have not taken any photos of it yet, but when I do you'll be the first, on this forum, to see them online. It's promised ;-)
Nicolas

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31st July 2007, 09:36 AM	#4
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	If I had missed two Taiwanese aboriginal spears on Ebay, I would have felt very bad ! It's so rare to find one, so missing two at the same time ! Fortunately, these two spears don't appear to be from Taiwan, despite the fact they strongly look like they do. In fact, the shape of the blade is different. The heads carved on the shaft could have been similar to the late works done in the 50s for the american troops stationed on the island. I see also a long carved line that could look like a snake, that is believed by Paiwan people to be their first ancestor. But once more, it is not from Taiwan. It's a souvenir that seems to be coming from Asia, may be Burma/India ? I was last week in the south of Taiwan for the harvest festival in Puyuma and Rukai villages (I took some pics that can be seen on the forum part of my website - the Internet address can be found in previous posts). At this occasion, in Taitung, I bought a Yami knife, very simple but very rare. I have not taken any photos of it yet, but when I do you'll be the first, on this forum, to see them online. It's promised ;-) Nicolas