The Maran Group is located in Hsinsheng Li of Taitung. The men in the picture decorated themselves with women’s wedding shawls of the Han people, a special accessory of the Amis in Taitung area. As for the betel nut bag, it is a popular accessory of the Amis men, the Bunun men, and the Paiwan men in the Hengchun area.
Amis men of the Maran Group in full dress
- NCL Special Collection / 4348 / Published by Ono Photo Studio in Taitung / About 1930s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》