The artist has a deep affection for his tribe, the Paiwan. And, thus, the Paiwan people are one of his favorite subjects. This mask depicts a warrior with headdress befitting his status including a shell ornament in the center surrounded by wild boar tusks. The back of the mask is signed “By the artist Pelen” with “Pelen” transliterated into Chinese characters. Keeping with the traditional indigenous spirit of harmony with nature, Kamuli Pelen uses only local wood for his carvings, mostly driftwood he finds along the coast or felled trees or waste lumber from building construction sites.