LONDON - Great Connecting Taiwan for the Cross-Culturally Minded (Anthropology Note 296)
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| Beads (put on by servants) and Lily - Symbols of status, Egypt @The British Museum London |
Kew Gardens
Needless to say, for my own case, an informal visit to Herbarium Library @Kew back in 2022 inspired Dr Cheng and I to co-author ‘The Story of Taiwan Tea’ which was published on the 80th anniversary of ‘The Sinking of Shinsei-Maru.’ （Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Shenjingwan Disaster - The Story of Taiwan Tea Published）
Purchase Note - 'The Story of Taiwan Tea' link above is our US vendor. For academic purchase (bulk orders) outside Taiwan, substantial discount can be authorized by primary author Dr Cheng. For one copy at a time "authors' copies" now available for academic purchase at a substantial discount plus shipping.
If interested, contact me.
Suggested Read
Valentine's Gift and 19th-Century Taiwanese Head-Hunters (and a 160-year-old-letter) (...in a letter to Kew written in 1864 by Kew gardener Richard Oldham, who explains why he cannot explore the Taiwanese mountains near Tamsui.)
Wellcome Collection
Where you get connected with fascinating results from decades research
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
First - there is a book published about the museum's Taiwan collections - I have not seen these collections personally and I don't know whether they are (ever) available for public display.
Also personally I am more interested in connecting THESE to THOSE available in Taipei and there are certainly interesting stories to tell at 'National Taiwan University Anthropology Department' - especially about the 'dog hair' extensively used around 17-19 centuries by indigenous Taiwanese and 蓪草Tetrapanax papyrifer.（17th Century White Dog Hair, Red Zaitun Flower, Quanzhou Settlers and Plains Indigenous）
The purpose of this post, however, is about observations based on my recent trips to Egypt, Peru and Easter Island.
Taking notes and how I relate to Taiwan. Information that may come useful - usually in unexpected time and place - in the future.
'Slave' (war-slave) Puyuma name historically for the Amis. ( Proposed ethnonyms by indigenous researchers and academics)
All these 'Slave' hypotheses I believe is a result of prolific hypotheses practice by picking underanalysed data and information from Japanese reports. From ONE list developed into 65. There appears no effort encouraged in validating hypotheses. Inventions and unsubstantiated claims are not only accepted but also promoted.
Egypt beads and lilies symbolic status seen in Taiwan’s Paiwan and Rukai. I noticed that in Egypt although the cover photo is in London The British Museum.
Difference is the Slave System
Egypt beads and sandals (both high-tiered rank status) were served by servant/slave. There appears no slave culture in indigenous-Taiwanese.
The following photos were taken in Egypt. King's and Queen's tombs and Abu Simbel Temple. Bald-head are slaves. Beads and Sandals carrier are servants. The punished is captive sea people - the Hittites.
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Slate Building - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Paiwan/Rukai (Bunun/Atayal)
Slate building similarities in Rapa Nui and Paiwan/Rukai's is striking! Unexpectedly striking!
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| The red-orange paint was used to paint the back. Original was colored. |
Qalang (slate stone fence = territory Qing dynasty) More on indigenous slate structure HERE.
Peru high-ranked officers and Paiwan/Rukai/Bunun high-tiered class ceremonial dress
Imported materials in 1930s HERE.
Incan Shamanism and Pazhi/Pazeh 散毛番 Sha-man
I noticed these symbols - some may relate to shaminism?
'Kaxabu' the name is also close to 散毛 Sha-man. May have some connections.
Proto-Austronesian Linguists claims on Pa-ka Causative Verb 'A Consensus', in my opinion, remains highly questionable. Until PAN linguists provide evidence to remove linguistic connections with Mandarin 把 Ba 給 Gei. Ba and Gei Constructions in Mandarin Chinese
Maya Shamanism -- check it out.
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