| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 藝術研究所 === 102 === In terms of the component per se, the central pillar in traditional houses of Paiwan and Rukai connotes three cultural meanings: fixed point, center, and connection. In spatial order, the central pillar possesses the sense of dichotomy between center and margin, reflecting not only the hierarchy of ethics and political space but also the vertical aspect that connect people with spirits.
With regard to visual communication, the explicit decorations of the central pillar express the image of “ideal Paiwan (or Rukai)” through three major themes: people and hundred-pace snake, people and animals, and single figure. These three themes are achieved via all kinds of artistic means.
The pattern and content interpretation of the central pillar are influenced by production, society, and conception. In terms of the expression of aesthetic interpretation, the closer the works depict the past and the tradition, the more it triggers people’s real imagination of the past emotion, and the more it is viewed with favor.
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