Fine Taiwanese chieftain's sword
A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.
Large Atayal lalaw sword
A particularly nice example with 120 iron bands holding the blade.
Paiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
Unusual Taiwanese sword
With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.
Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
Taiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction
The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th century, after which it