Paiwan
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The Paiwan are one of Taiwan’s major Indigenous groups, known for their hierarchical social structure, rich oral traditions, and distinctive artistic practices such as woodcarving and beadwork.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paiwan canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artMotif |
human ancestor figures
ⓘ
hundred-pace viper ⓘ sun symbol ⓘ |
| autonym | Paiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialExperience |
Japanese rule
ⓘ
Qing rule NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China rule ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
beadwork
ⓘ
millet cultivation rituals ⓘ rice cultivation rituals ⓘ tattooing (historically) ⓘ weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
traditional arts education ⓘ |
| economyTraditional |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| festival | maleveq (five-year ceremony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Paiwan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officially recognized Indigenous group in Taiwan ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
carved wooden pillars
ⓘ
ceremonial knives ⓘ glass beads ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
epic chants
ⓘ
myths ⓘ origin stories ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | approximately 100000 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Kaohsiung City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pingtung County NERFINISHED ⓘ Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ central mountain ranges of Taiwan ⓘ southern Taiwan ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Amis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puyuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Rukai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ traditional animism ⓘ |
| socialClass |
commoners
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| socialStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | slate houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | hereditary chieftainship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.