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Ketagalan (probably) House Panel and Tsou (South) Yonaguni-Fabric - Observations from Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum

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  House Panel -  Taiwan, Asia . Bowers Museum   I took a look on Michael Jacobson's FB post and noticed something interesting -  Ketagalan's (probably) diamond motif (Fish scales) is one thing but the 'boat' is a combination of two boats I saw in Ishigaki Yaeyama Museum.  One is fishing boat (with eyeballs and narrow head), the other is  傳馬船( Tenma-sen  てんません)- both traditional Japanese and both common in Keelung and Tamsui in particular during Japanese period. Although dated 1677-1707 (appears identified by National Taiwan University) - No evidence to say it's wrong but there are questions .... 1. Japanese style fishing boat (with eyeballs and narrow head) and    傳馬船( Tenma-sen) boat styles were used (together) in Taiwan since WHEN? 2. There are Chinese men with queues (Qing dynasty) holding firearms ... Is this a common Ketagalan scene in 1677?  3. 'Faces' appeared on 16-17th century Europe navigation map (which I saw a lot in Lisbon...