Paterongan, located at Hualien, the eastern shore of Taiwan, is renowned for its banana fiber weave. The ancient banana fiber weave is a Kavalan legacy. Today, workshops and female weavers of the tribe continue to explore the rustic style and exquisite craftsmanship of banana weave.

Throughout the workshop, tribal members demonstrate the weaving methods of banana fiber using traditional weaving machines, as well as the method of obtaining fiber from banana trees, and traditional techniques in drying the material in the sun, separating, connecting, and bundling. The PateRongan workshop will then guide participants in using creative methods to weave the banana fiber and play with the different possibilities of mixed materials. Banana fiber has a soft texture and layers of plain subtle colors, which will undoubtedly attract weave lovers to explore the various potentials of the material.

Arts Center, National Tsing Hua University