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Rice milling bucket

Fishing bucket

Saw

Husker

Upper view of a rice-milling bucket

Side view of a rice-milling bucket

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This is a traditional Amis rice-milling bucket. In Amis traditions, place the golden ears of rice paddy in the rice-milling bucket and gently pound the rice to separate individual paddy.

 

 

 

 

 The fabric on the edges of a rice-milling bucket is designed to prevent rice paddy from spilling over the top.Top





 

Fishing Bucket (LaKan)

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This is a traditional Amis fishing bucket. Traditionally, it is made with rattans and made in a cone shape.

At the bottom of the bucket, a hole is designed to allow fishes to enter the bucket. Once they entered the hole, they will be trapped in the bucket.Top

 

 

                                                   

Saw (Afukong)

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This is a traditional saw for cutting logs. Because logs were in a pretty good size, any saws smaller than this would break.Top




 

Husker(Sasiwasiu)

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In the early days, this rattan-made utensil was used to husk rice paddy. When shaking the rattan-made huskers, husks shall be separated from the rice grains.Top

 

                                                         


2005 Taipei County Shijr City Chang Shu Elementary School Amis Legend