From writing “Dreamseeker” with correction fluid on them to dressing them up with a variety of ornaments, in the past many students have given a lot of thought to their schoolbags. Pingtung’s Laiyi Senior High School discovered that its students often wear their schoolbags in reverse. In order to engender a sense of pride in the students when they wear their schoolbags, Principal Chien Chih-ming teamed up with Aboriginal artist Chiu Wen-hsiung to design a new schoolbag, which has a black background and features earthenware pots and pit vipers, symbols of Paiwan culture. This new schoolbag, which is rich in “Aboriginality,” is due to be launched this year.
“Schoolbags with a blue background and white characters on them are really dull,” opine the students. The old bags have big characters showing the school name, which look pretty grotesque in the eyes of many students, and that is why they have worn them in reverse. On the other hand, the newly designed bags have Aboriginal totems, which look very stylish to the students, and look much better than the old bags.
The old bags, which have a blue background and white characters and which have been used for 47 years, will become history this year. The school says that nearly 90 percent of the students are Paiwan Aborigines, which is why the school has teamed up with Aboriginal artists. They hope that by letting the students carry their Aboriginal culture around with them, they will feel proud to be members of Paiwan and Laiyi Senior High School.
Photo courtesy of Chen Mei-chen
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Chien says the old bags look somewhat boring, whereas the new bags feature earthenware pots and pit vipers, which make the bags one of a kind in Taiwan. Even though they are not officially launched yet, the students have been looking forward to them. Designing new bags is just the beginning. Currently the school is also planning on reforming the school’s uniforms and sportswear with the aim of making Aboriginal high school richer in “Aboriginality.”
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
Photo courtesy of Chen Mei-chen
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