A Sacred Bird at the Crossroads of Destiny: Ethno-Ornithology of the Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Qadis) for the Paiwan People in Taiwan

IF 2.9 3区社会学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

Journal of Ethnobiology Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.2993/0278-0771-41.4.535

Yung-Kun Huang, Agathe Lemaitre, Hsin-Ju Wu, Yuan-Hsun Sun

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Abstract. Paiwan Indigenous communities of Southern Taiwan have historically used bird feathers to decorate their headdresses. Among many species, the feathers of the Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis), qadis or adis in the Paiwan language, play an especially crucial role. In this paper, we aim to understand the relationship between the Paiwan and the qadis as well as the evolution of knowledge, practices, and beliefs regarding qadis feathers over time. We engaged Paiwan feather culture through analysis of legends, vocabularies, stories, accounts of feather utilization, and changes in modern society. Interviewees provided the names of various feathers, their link to social identities, and the way of wearing them. We visited 44 villages and interviewed 123 Paiwan elders and tribal chiefs to collect the local names of the feathers and of the different anatomical parts of qadis. We also recorded the taboos, limitations, rituals, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) associated with qadis hunting. Traditionally, the qadis is deemed a sacred bird and its feathers on a headdress symbolize the special status of a tribal chief, noble person, or hero. We apply our findings to help scientists understand feather culture and to find better conservation strategies that are responsive to local culture.

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命运十字路口的神鸟:台湾排湾人山鹰的民族鸟类学

摘要台湾南部排湾族社区历史上曾用鸟羽毛装饰他们的头饰。在许多物种中，山鹰（Nisaetus nipalensis）的羽毛，排湾语中的qadis或adis，扮演着特别重要的角色。在本文中，我们的目的是了解排湾人和卡塔尔人之间的关系，以及随着时间的推移，有关卡塔尔人羽毛的知识、实践和信仰的演变。我们通过分析排湾族的传说、词汇、故事、羽毛使用情况和现代社会的变化，来探讨排湾族羽毛文化。受访者提供了各种羽毛的名称、它们与社会身份的联系以及佩戴方式。我们访问了44个村庄，采访了123位排湾族长老和部落首领，以收集当地羽毛和qadis不同解剖部位的名称。我们还记录了与qadis狩猎相关的禁忌、限制、仪式和传统生态知识（TEK）。传统上，qadis被视为神圣的鸟类，其头饰上的羽毛象征着部落首领、贵族或英雄的特殊地位。我们应用我们的发现来帮助科学家了解羽毛文化，并找到更好的保护策略，以适应当地文化。

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Journal of Ethnobiology Social Sciences-Anthropology

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

3.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： JoE’s readership is as wide and diverse as ethnobiology itself, with readers spanning from both the natural and social sciences. Not surprisingly, a glance at the papers published in the Journal reveals the depth and breadth of topics, extending from studies in archaeology and the origins of agriculture, to folk classification systems, to food composition, plants, birds, mammals, fungi and everything in between. Research areas published in JoE include but are not limited to neo- and paleo-ethnobiology, zooarchaeology, ethnobotany, ethnozoology, ethnopharmacology, ethnoecology, linguistic ethnobiology, human paleoecology, and many other related fields of study within anthropology and biology, such as taxonomy, conservation biology, ethnography, political ecology, and cognitive and cultural anthropology. JoE does not limit itself to a single perspective, approach or discipline, but seeks to represent the full spectrum and wide diversity of the field of ethnobiology, including cognitive, symbolic, linguistic, ecological, and economic aspects of human interactions with our living world. Articles that significantly advance ethnobiological theory and/or methodology are particularly welcome, as well as studies bridging across disciplines and knowledge systems. JoE does not publish uncontextualized data such as species lists; appropriate submissions must elaborate on the ethnobiological context of findings.