Reemergence of Tsou tribal bow

The traditional domain of the Tsou tribe originally covered Tashan, Yushan and Alishan mountain area. In the past, Tsou warriors were renowned for their skill in using local materials to make bows and arrows. Over the years, however, hunting tools have undergone a massive transformation, and now this 100-year tradition is on the verge of being lost forever.

In the hope of preserving this traditional skill of the Tsou people, the Aboriginal Tribe Community College recently put together a course in bow and arrow making in Chashan Village. Course instructor Wang Qi-sheng (汪啟聖) said that in traditional Tsou bow making, local bamboo and wood are both used to make the bows, although the use of bamboo is more common; arrows are made from “arrow bamboo,” from the Fargesia genus. He added that with little interest towards this art from the younger generation, without a positive initiative to provide classes, there is a real danger of losing the art forever. In addition to reviving this dying art, the courses also teach a whole host of other wilderness survival skills. 

Reemergence of Tsou tribal bow 
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/240103 

(以下是中文對照)
鄒弓再現 影音

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鄒族傳統領域，涵蓋塔山、玉山、大阿里山區一帶，數百年前，鄒族勇士就地取材自製弓箭，但是隨著時代變遷，狩獵弓具也隨著改變，百年前的弓箭做法幾近失傳。最近，部落社區大學，率先在茶山部落開設弓箭製作課程，希望保存傳統工藝。課程講師汪啟聖指出，傳統鄒族弓箭的製作，都是就地取材的竹材與木材，弓的部分，一般以竹材為多，箭的部分則以箭竹為主要材料，汪啟聖說，年輕一代對於弓箭的製作已經興趣缺缺，再不開課延續，的確有失傳的可能性。課程的開設，除了要找回傳統工藝的生命，對於很多野外求生技巧，也都編入課程範圍。