Taiwan Indigenous News

Tuesday, 25 October 2005

Female head of the national park system seeks to improve parks
... She said she could sense the wisdom of the mountain forests as passed down throughout the ages by Taiwan's indigenous peoples. The ...

Hsieh reveals moves to help indigenous students
... crystal display television to the students at an elementary school in Taitung County and announced more measures to help Taiwan's indigenous children secure ...

Tribe wants official recognition
... "Taiwan's indigenous tribes are all unique minorities in this country, but we are all the original residents of the island. Every ...

魯凱族

神話與圖騰
圖騰紋飾

魯凱族的服飾，取色以藍、綠、黑為主，不論是刺繡、珠繡或貼布繡所用的圖騰紋飾，大半以神話傳說為主，例如：

1. （一）百步蛇紋∼這是魯凱族各種藝術裝置的主題，廣泛運用在木雕、石雕和服飾上，完整的百步蛇紋之外，延伸出菱形紋、曲折紋和類似三角形的幾何紋。
2. （二）人首紋∼人首紋以形為主，人是靈魂和宇宙精神力量的寄居所在。人首紋是英雄的表徵，早期只有頭目才能使用人首紋，好茶村有二家頭目共同治理，因此好茶便有二個人首紋併在一起的圖騰。
3. （三）太陽紋∼太陽是全世界多數的民族所崇拜的，太陽圖騰在魯凱族來說，是頭目的專用紋飾。
4. （四）陶壺甕形紋∼陶甕在原住民各族是早期裝酒的器皿，是祭祀時的必備之物，更是魯凱族傳說的三大寶物之一，被視為傳家的聖物，婚儀中，陶壺是重要聘禮。
5. （五）牽手站立的人像紋∼表示同心協力、友好和睦，魯凱舞蹈的基本形式。