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Facial Tattoo Culture: |
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Facial tattoo of Taiya Tribe in the early days. The facial tattoo custom of Taiya Tribe is passed on from generations to generations. All tribesmen have to be tattooed between the age of 5 and 15. Male tribesmen have to hunt for several times before they can be tattooed on foreheads and chins, whereas female has to know how to weave as the facial tattoo custom mainly governs the women!|s inheritance of the responsibility of weaving. Only tattooed women can get married. Of course the untattooed women will find it difficult to look for an ideal husband. |
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Traditional Handicrafts: |
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In the past, the aborigines made their own clothes and ornaments. This weaving machine was made of wood. Only one person is required to make a piece of cloth by weaving the threads. The cloth weaving skill of Taiya Tribe is regarded as the best among various tribes. Its skill is complicate, and the patterns are exquisite. Taiya tribesmen like to grind the seashell container into seashell beads, and stick them on their traditional clothes.
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