Gu Xiuhong, an artist from Xinyi Township, Nantou County, was recognized as the first preserver of the traditional weaving craft of the Bunun people.

(Provided by Nantou County Cultural Bureau)

[Reporter Zhang Xiesheng/Report from Nantou] Traditional weaving is an important culture of the Bunun people. In addition to fully displaying the life wisdom of their ancestors, it also has ethnic characteristics. It is a cultural asset of traditional crafts in Nantou County, and Gu Xiuhong, an artist from Xinyi Township, is recognized as the first preserver of this craft.

The Cultural Bureau of Nantou County pointed out that through the identification of the traditional cloth weaving patterns of the Bunun people, the differences between the five major groups of the Bunun people can be initially shown, and their cultural context can be traced.

The processing process of traditional weaving materials is from planting ramie, harvesting to peeling, spinning, dyeing with natural plants or minerals, drying in the sun, and then hand weaving after the materials are completed.

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The weaving process is pattern design, calculation and preparation of wire, warping, displacement on the loom, and then weaving, and finally trimming.

Weaving techniques include plain weave, twill weave, diamond weave, stitch weave, embellishment weave, etc. The process is quite complicated and has great value for cultural asset preservation. At the same time, the preserver of this traditional craft cultural asset is Gu Xiuhong. , and her husband Song Wanjin.

According to the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Gu Xiuhong and her husband-in-law Song Wanjin have lived in the Heihei Valley area of ​​Xinyi Township for a long time and lived a self-sufficient life. However, because of their exquisite weaving skills, many university professors and graduate students still travel long distances. Go to ask for advice.

Artist Gu Xiuhong explained the traditional weaving process of the Bunun people.

(Provided by Nantou County Cultural Bureau)

The traditional weaving technique of the Bunun ethnic group in Xinyi Township, Nantou County, has been registered as a cultural asset.

(Provided by Nantou County Cultural Bureau)