The totem design and application of Paiwan Tribe culture on hair instruments

• Main Authors: Jhang, Pei-Cin, 張珮芹
• Other Authors: Hsieh, Ching-Hsiu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y77j4d

碩士 === 國立屏東科技大學 === 時尚設計與管理系所 === 105 === This study is based on the Paiwan Tribe culture to create hair instruments by adding totems onto the designs. We attempted to make a breakthrough to represent the meaning of this culture on the hair instruments by applying these totems. This study uses purposive sampling for which 500 questionnaires are issued, consisting of 387 valid questionnaires and 113 invalid questionnaires. The response rate is 77.4%. The overall results from the questionnaires, including basic information data statistics, the validity and reliability of evaluations of cultural products, background factors, and the value of products designed around a culture, were analyzed through 5 dimensions, including “culture value”, “the idea of the design”, “economic value”, “artistic value” and “design quality”. All the samples were analyzed to understand the accuracy of the transformation of culture. Furthermore, an evaluation of emotional design preference was conducted through 3 dimensions, the applications of creativity of “practical design”, “emotional design” and “sympathy”. The users are and designers are connected through the products with cultural symbols and emotions of the Paiwan Tribe. The goal of this study is to bring Taiwan aboriginal culture forward by incorporating elements of the Paiwan Tribe culture into the design of hair instruments. The goal of this study is and proven with the following results: (1) Through literature reviews, metaphor transformation and 3-stage design, the special design incorporating the Paiwan Tribe culture into hair instruments is applicable. (2) The cultural products designed in this study have no significant difference among people with a different background or from a different group, meaning these products are highly valued on a cultural level by the general public. (3) People in different positions, such as designers, professional assistants, or other non-hair related professionals, showed different preferences to the emotional designs. Designers have their own way of selecting tools and instruments. (4) The general public and hair professionals shared different points of view of products designed based on a culture in this study. The general public does not seem as eager to link these hair instruments with daily accessories. (5) Commercialization of the culture of the Paiwan Tribe is possible.