簡介:" 青銅刀與陶壺、琉璃珠並列為排灣三寶,在早期是少數古老部落的頭目及貴族才擁有的祖傳寶物,平時任何人均不得隨意觸碰,僅於五年祭時,頭目才會對外展示的神器。 青銅刀以其銅鑄刀柄紋飾而著稱,銅刀的來源,排灣族人僅知銅刀是祖先傳承下來,並具有神力的傳說,因為稀有性而成為貴族的珍藏;不過,由於台灣本島並無鑄造青銅器所需的錫礦,而各原住民族也沒有生產青銅器的技術,所以有些學者認為,依其材質與形式推測,青銅刀可能來自於越南的東山文化。來自中南半島的東山文化。(鹿野忠雄 1952) PaiwanBronze knife Ethnology原住民民族誌標本排灣銅刀Bronze knives, azure stone beads and ceramic pots are the “three treasures” of the Paiwan tribe. In earlier days these items would only be owned by chiefs or higher-class people and were usually passed down from ancestors. Usually these sacred items would not be touched casually by ordinary people and would only be shown during the special ceremony held every five years. The Paiwan today only know that the bronze knives were passed down from their ancestors and were sacred. Taiwan does not have the tin needed to make bronze and none of the aborigine tribes possessed bronze making technology, so some scholars believe the bronze knives originated in the Dongshan civilization of Vietnam because of their shape and material."