Handmade in Taiwan, Gift/Handmade Indigenous Wine Cover Bag [Sakizaya Tribe]

Taiwan has grown from its original 9 recognized indigenous groups to 15 today. After the impact of the film "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," awareness of the preservation of cultural heritage has gradually risen, leading people to begin exploring and understanding the "Beauty of Totems" from our indigenous peoples. Designed with traditional indigenous attire as inspiration, this piece subtly integrates beautiful traditional culture into our daily lives. The wine bottle cover is crafted with exquisite embroidery, some adorned with bells, others incorporating handmade weaving and the unique representative totems of various tribes. This is not a mass-produced item; the quality and details are evident. The wine bottle cover and sleeve are detachable, and the sleeve can fit various sizes of wine bottles. Whether as a gift or for personal use, it's a design rich in cultural heritage significance! Sakizaya Tribe: The Sakizaya people are distributed across the Qilai Plain in Hualien, with a population of about one thousand. The Sakizaya traditionally wear clothing primarily in earth gold, adorned with thorns and teardrop beads, reflecting the tribe's hardships and their determination to remember their homeland. They use five messengers of red, green, blue, white, and black for blessings, each color carrying specific meanings. The red messenger, with red flowers on the forehead, opens the eye of the soul to welcome the fire god and pass down wisdom. The green messenger uses thorny bamboo to cleanse, warding off misfortune and bad luck through its touch. The blue messenger uses wine to quench the spiritual and intellectual thirst of the tribe. The white messenger represents the illumination of the fire god; by lighting torches, it signifies the inheritance passed down from ancestors and ignites a bright future for the people. The black messenger uses charcoal to darken, symbolizing invisibility, preventing evil spirits and bad luck from approaching. Dimensions (CM) Inner Bag: 18x41x8 CM (Bag Body x Including Handle x Base Diameter) Wine Cover: 26.5x21x16.5 CM (Measured Full Length x Hem Width x Cuff Width)