Ata Culture Studio welcomes you~
- 1 hour
- No season restrictions
"Ata" - the ancient Paiwan language, is named after the formal name of the patterned beads language, qkata.
"Ata Culture" is a collaborative studio formed by a group of indigenous women who take the preservation of traditional patterns and techniques, and combine the expertise of different crafts. Starting from the story of each qkata pattern, with the idea of life creativity, we continue the traditional handicraft production techniques and traditional cultural relics and pattern production methods, increase the cultural perspective that is close to the cultural meaning and the interesting traditional life, and practice the spirit of giving and sharing.
Introduction
High temperature production of glass beads (with fire source)
This activity is a fixed KULAKURAU pattern technique teaching, which needs to be led one-on-one, and children over the age of 12 (6th grade students of primary school) are required to participate. If the epidemic level rises, the firing part will be made by the teacher temporarily on behalf of the guests. Other experience options can be replaced on site~
Activity description: Explained by the teacher on the spot, the culture is led one-on-one to complete the firing of beads, and after the beads are completed, you can choose to string them into a necklace or bracelet or pendant 3 to choose 1. The maximum number of participants in this item at the same time is 15, and if the number of participants in the same group exceeds the number, please choose the other two experience items.
Glass beaded bracelet
Activity description: Friends who are afraid of burning glass flames can choose this experience activity! There is no age or number of restrictions.
Choose a glass bead pattern with meaning that the Paiwan workshop has carefully preserved and has received approval from tribal leaders to share. Use this bead as the main feature of your bracelet, and discover how the Paiwan people use patterns to maintain the spirit of their beautiful cultural traditions! The works are synchronized with the traditional form of the tribe, leaving you with a sense of preserving the culture.
Totem sandblasting glass
In the culture of Paiwan, wooden cups carved with totems are used to receive guests from afar and guests participating in the festival to share the celebration. Express eternal friendship and deep reception etiquette. The identity of the object engraved with specific patterns is extraordinary, in the tribe, every cup will not repeat the totem appearance, try to use the common traditional totem of the Paiwan tribe, design a cultural totem cup of your own~ Children under the age of 10 are asked to accompany their parents to make this item!
