Front Back Ceremonial Garment: Atayal People, Taiwan Ramie, raveled trade wool, shell disk beads; 19th Century; 40 x 20 inches (102 x 51 cm) Robes of this type are the most important of Taiwan Aboriginal Costumes and were exclusively worn by the wife of an Atayal chief. Exceptionally rare, they are profoundly labor intensive to create. The red color represents the Blood of Life, the linear geometry of the beading, the Rainbow Path to the Ancestors w w w. t m u r r a y a r t s . c o m
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