Formosa Hill Tribe Swords ( for Yuanzhumin )

KuKulzA28 · 3rd September 2009, 09:59 PM

More on modern-made Taiwanese Aborigine (原住民) blades... I am surprised at how helpful some folks are... when the person contacting them in far away and may never meet them face to face. I am trying to figure out the general location of the few aboriginal or sino-aboriginal blade-makers left.... so far I am having more success with the Atayal, perhaps because I am more interested in their blades or perhaps because their blade making and usage is more intact... not sure.

If Yuanzhumin (anglicized for 原住民) was around more I'm sure he'd be way more helpful!
EDIT: Yuanzhumin if you're reading this stuff, please feel free to chime in.

I take no credit for these photos, they belong to their owners, posted on flickr

Yugan Dali's photos on flickr. These are puli (bulee) and laraw (la-row).

fm4715/魯獅's photo on flickr. I do not recognize who makes these Laraw.

Kimisibal's photo on flickr... looks to be from Hualien but I am not sure.

3rd September 2009, 09:59 PM	#21
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	More on modern-made Taiwanese Aborigine (原住民) blades... I am surprised at how helpful some folks are... when the person contacting them in far away and may never meet them face to face. I am trying to figure out the general location of the few aboriginal or sino-aboriginal blade-makers left.... so far I am having more success with the Atayal, perhaps because I am more interested in their blades or perhaps because their blade making and usage is more intact... not sure. If Yuanzhumin (anglicized for 原住民) was around more I'm sure he'd be way more helpful! EDIT: Yuanzhumin if you're reading this stuff, please feel free to chime in. I take no credit for these photos, they belong to their owners, posted on flickr Yugan Dali's photos on flickr. These are puli (bulee) and laraw (la-row). fm4715/魯獅's photo on flickr. I do not recognize who makes these Laraw. Kimisibal's photo on flickr... looks to be from Hualien but I am not sure. Last edited by KuKulzA28; 4th September 2009 at 01:02 AM.