Bronze Knife Handles |
Acquired by Jen, Shien-min (1956, Chala'abus, Pingtung County) , Collected by Museum of Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan These handles commonly bear the motifs of stylized human figures and/or a continuous row of heads. The handle can be attached to an iron blade approximately 30 centimeters long, serving as heirlooms among noble families. Alternatively the handles can be attached to a dagger, with a blade approximately 15 centimeters long, used by female shaman (bulingau) to scrape pig bones, iron and the leaves of certain plants during ceremonies.
Bronze Knife Handles (The left: L=29cm / The right: L=15cm)
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