The Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines () is a museum located just 200 meters diagonally across from the
National Palace Museum
The National Palace Museum (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p kù-kiung pok-vu̍t-yèn), is a museum in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts and artworks, many of which w ...
in
Shilin District
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History
The name ''Shilin'' w ...
,
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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. It houses exhibits relating to the cultures and histories of the
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese peo ...
. The aboriginal tribes live mainly in the mountainous east and south of Taiwan and have historically spoken a variety of
Austronesian languages, so it was thought important to have a central location in the capital where their cultures could be on display. Both permanent and rotating exhibits are a part of the museum.
Architecture
The museum is notable for its architectural design, featuring a 13.2 x 1.1 meters (43 x 3.6 feet) white granite
totem pole
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at the entrance.
[Guidebook (2011), p. 8.] The museum consists of man and nature exhibition area, lifestyle and implements, tools and weapon exhibition area, clothing, ornaments and culture exhibition area and floor beliefs and ceremonies exhibition area which are housed in a 4-story building.
See also
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List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kaohsiung City
* Chung Li-he Museum
* Cijin Shell Museum
* Fongshan Community Culture Museum
* Former British Consulate at Takao
* Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Ra ...
Footnotes
References
* Guidebook (2011): ''Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines Guidebook''. .
* Blundell (2009): ''Austronesian Taiwan: Linguistics•History•Ethnology•Prehistory.'' Revised Edition. Edited by David Blundell. SMC publishing, Taiwan. (paper).
External links
Museum website* {{facebook, aborgines0609
1994 establishments in Taiwan
Ethnic museums in Taiwan
Museums established in 1994
Museums in Taipei
Taiwanese aboriginal culture and history