Djilung “Jar”

Description

HAND-CRAFTED IN TAIWAN

Handmade ruby filigree silver chain dangle earrings. “Djilung” means Jar in Pinayuanan, one of the Formosan languages spoken by the Paiwan Indigenous people from the island of Taiwan.

Clay Jar in the Paiwan tribe is regarded as a sacred object. It is believed to have a mythical tie to Paiwan’s ancestors’ origin, and is commonly used for carrying different types of offerings for the ancestor’s spirit. A jar is commonly a family heirloom, and can be used in weddings, harvesting season, or prayer ceremonies. The pattern on the jar determines a family’s wealth and status, and only the chief and nobilities of the tribe can own a jar with circular and triangle pattern of the venomous Hundred-Pacer Snake.

ARTIST

Known as “Ljavaus Handmade”, the artist took her ethnic indigenous surname as part of her brand name. With every individual comes a different perspective of beauty. Lajavaus’s brand represents “hope”, an unspoken message that aims to “inspire everyone to have the courage to try experience the different beautiful things in the world, and through this brave act of exploring the perspectives of beauty, one may hopefully discover one’s own confidence in the process”.

Ljavaus’s diverse creations include earrings, purses, bags, guitar bands, and hairpieces. She often applies the color, green, yellow, orange, and dangling silver pieces like chains and bells in her work to represent the colorful but rustic style common in the Paiwan tribe’s traditional cultural costumes. Ljavaus represents the indigenous Paiwan tribe living in Pingtung, southeast of Taiwan.

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MATERIALS

Silver Meiji coin / faux ruby gemstone / orange and yellow ceramic beads / 925 silver ear hook

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