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



 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 Portugal) showed up here in Taiwan 'simultaneously' and Ketagalan (probably) managed to find camphor wood to carve onto?
3. The big question is whether wood (camphor) could have lasted 200-300 years this long until George Mackay owned it?








Having said all these .... however, I also agree it could just be a typical Chinese sampan. Yes, indeed. Which takes it back to Qing dynasty era.


Yonaguni Ori distinct woven pattern worn in Tsou (south), Hla'alua, Kanakanavu (@National Taiwan University Anthropology)





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