Wood carved hair pin--pottery vessel

Product Code:
PHP8
Product Name:
Wood carved hair pin--pottery vessel
Artist: Kamuli Pelen
Size: 23cm (9in)
Weight(g): 20

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Product Description

The top section of this hand carved wooden hair pin features a ceramic vessel with dangling metal ornament. According to Paiwan legend, the ancestors of this tribe were born from a large ceramic vessel and ornate vessels such as the one depicted here were so prized that they could only be kept by the chieftain.

Artist lntroduction

 

Kamuli Pelen is a member of the Paiwan tribe from Pingtung County in southern Taiwan. For the past 11 years, he has carved art from driftwood and riverbed stones, mostly based on traditional themes. But, while his source of inspiration is his tribe’s traditions, he prefers to produce works that people can use or appreciate in their daily lives, such as bowls, decorative masks and hair pins. He began his art career as a chef creating fruit carvings, and confesses to having had a hard but colorful life, with his experiences being revealed in the richness of his works.

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