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Industry Agriculture and fishery are the traditional industries of the Amis, and technical industries have been added recently.
Amis people used wear-resistant linens and pelts for clothes and rattans to make head gear.
Faith Cheng shares her memories of Taiwan and South Africa.
The Tao carve patterns on the surface and colour the boat simply red, black, and white colours. Common patterns include concentric circles, human sketches, ripples, and crosses.
The Bunun's Prayer of Millet Harvest earned international fame for its eight-part polyphony.
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The Bunun hold the Sowing Ritual to pray for a good millet harvest. Qualified male family member sing the Prayer of Millet Harvest. The song begins with a four-part polyphony, when the pitch reaches to a certain level, the eight different keys appear in the recording.
Traditionally, Bunun people build houses with slate, wood, thatch, rattan peels, and Taiwanese cypress bark.
Young dancers practice in Taipei's underground subway.
Temple in Dulan.
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The Bunun make clothes with pelts, linen, and exotic cotton.
Sari Bunun demonstrates the weaving process.
Ami couple make and sell bark cloth clothing in Dulan.
Miko weaving in Dulan.
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The annual rituals of the Bunun people are closely related to growing millet.
Iway making baskets in Dulan.
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