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Sunday, November 09, 2014

Blast from the Past: Taroko 1914

The Puli Image collection on Facebook sent around this picture taken in July of 1914 by Japanese troops operating in Taroko. Explanation below:

《大正3年(1914)太魯閣討伐記念繪明信片-
　九中隊將校與ﾑｸｼｲﾊﾞﾜ社(摩古伊波社)的首棚合影　　
大正3年(1914)7月，太魯閣討伐軍隊萩野守備隊所屬的第九中隊，進佔太魯閣族ﾑｸｼｲﾊﾞﾜ社(摩古伊波社，約今花蓮縣銅門附近)，與該社的首棚珍貴合影。 「首棚架」是太魯閣部落族人依據gaya「出草」後，置放敵首之處，一般置放於部落之前方不遠處，除警告進入部落範圍外，同時寄予被馘首之靈保護部落之意。
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4 comments:

  1. an angry taiwaneseNovember 10, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    come to think of it, 1914 was only a hundred years ago. Many heads were still cut off in a large scale in tribal wars in Formosa. The island then was not so beautiful. Have the blood-thirsty tribalism and fear and flattering for evil powers lessened in Taiwan?

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  2. hondafactorypaintsucksNovember 10, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    Xie xie.

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  3. DesertFoxNovember 11, 2014 at 2:08 AM

    It's interesting to see in 1914, Japanese were still writing from right to left. I have not seen this before.

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  4. Jerome M. BessonNovember 12, 2014 at 6:12 AM

    如果他只是蕭萬長「先生」，就不是「中華台北」代表。「中華台北」即無理由出旅費。當然也不是蕭自己出。: http://hoonting.blogspot.fr/2014/11/blog-post_60.html

    20141109 蕭習會：只有蕭習，沒有消息 : http://hoonting.blogspot.fr/2014/11/20141109.html

    Seeking recognition from the Empire's center. The built-in slavish reflex of the self-acknowledged CHINAMEN -- actually "half-cooked" savages -- of savage Formosa. Proud, savage Formosa is history. Nowadays, a wholly Sinic Taiwan is seeking recognition form "zuguo".

    You do not agree? Then prove me wrong. Here is my hint: 380289782126100. Those ancestral shelves need a refresh. Badly!!

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