The products of the Paiwan hundred step snake are very common. Its pointed head, snout, wide cheeks, and triangular back are the key points for the decoration. The combination of deer pattern, pot pattern, etc. has the highest appearance rate is the combination of human head or portrait and snake pattern.
Totem of the hundred pace snake
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Totem on clothing -
Apparel
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The costumes of the Rukai people have many similarities with those of the Paiwan people, which has something to do with the geographical proximity of the area and neighboring areas and the social organization with a class system. The decoration techniques of the Rukai people are the same as those of the Paiwan people. They mainly use four kinds of decoration techniques: weaving, embroidery, pasting and beading.
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Totem outside the house
Color
The background color of traditional men's and women's costumes is mainly black or dark blue, and very small colored glaze beads of orange, yellow, green and other colors are added to form patterns implying class. Nowadays, due to the labor-intensive bead embroidery, it is quite heavy to wear. Most of the clothes are applied with cross-stitch patterns, and the fabrics are mainly made of cotton. In addition to the traditional geometric patterns such as hundred-step snakes, suns, and triangles or rhombuses, Patterns such as torches, national flags, crosses or real swings have also been added. As for the background color of the clothes, bright colors such as yellow, purple, blue and green can be selected according to personal preference.
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Group of warriors dancing -
Group of girls dancing -
Totem in the alley
