hopi 盛水器

早期臺灣原住民常以葫蘆、竹子或椰子等天然材料

運用其原有的外形與中空的特性

製作成各種形式的汲水與儲水容器

 

竹子內部的竹節打通後可做成提水竹筒

葫蘆和椰子除了在頂部切出蓋子後可做成瓢壺、椰殼壺等容器之外

也能經由剖削製成瓢勺、椰殼勺（匙）一類的飲食器具

本件鄒族水瓢是以葫蘆製成的盛水容器

 

瓢勺製作過程為摘取熟成的葫蘆

在下方較大的圓形果實部位剖切出開口

將內部的瓜瓤與瓜籽刮除乾淨後進行曬乾

 

由於乾燥後的葫蘆表皮木質化

製成的瓢勺具有不易透水、質地堅硬與重量輕的特性

且帶有握柄方便握持使用

是常見的一種匏製容器

”hopi” water container

Early Taiwanese aborigines often used natural materials such as gourds, bamboos or coconuts to

Using its original shape and hollow characteristics

Made into various forms of water collection and storage containers

 

The inner knots of bamboo can be opened to make a bamboo tube for water carrying

In addition to cutting the lids from the tops of gourds and coconuts, they can be made into containers such as ladle pots and coconut shell pots.

It can also be cut into pieces to make eating utensils such as ladles and coconut shell spoons (spoons).

This Tsou water ladle is a water container made of gourd

 

The process of making ladles is picking ripe gourds

Cut out the opening in the larger round fruit part below

Scrape the melon pulp and seeds inside and dry them in the sun

 

Due to lignification of the gourd skin after drying

The ladle made of it is not easy to penetrate water, has a hard texture and is light in weight.

And comes with a handle for easy holding and use

It is a common made container

 

引用資訊:https://www.museum.org.tw/collection_detail.php?id=1662