| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 自然資源管理研究所 === 84 === Abstract:The Dye Plant of Tavarong Amis This thesis deals with
the dye plants of the Amis tribe at Tavarong, Hualien,Taiwan.
Most of dyeing materials used by Tavarong Amis are dye plants.
Theycollect dye plants from around the house and from the public
hunt-fields. They have a traditional sustainable use of dye
plants. They harvest dye materials from plants seasonally from
limited areas when they need them. Because of beingin constant
contact with outsiders, they have lost some of their dyeing
culture.Based on field studies, there are 12 families, 13 genus,
14 species dye plantsstill being used by Tavarong Amis: they are
Areca catechu、Dioscorea formosana、Diospyros discolor、
Diospyros kaki、Gnaphalium affine、Lactuca indica、Laportea
pterostigma、Lepidagathis inaequalis、Luffa aegyptiaca、
Miscanthus floridulus、Morus alba、Murraya paniculata、Polygonum
multiflorum、Paederia scandens. There are no standard method
for dyeing. Tribemen always take the dyeing materials, cut it
into small pieces with a knife, put them in a mortar andpounded
with a pestle into paste, add water abd boil (sometimes add some
ash orsome other plants as mordants) until the color remains
constant, soak the article of clothing or cloth in the solution
for one or several days. Color is selected subjectively
according to one''''''''s likes. Dioscorea formosana (represent red)、
Miscanthus floridulus(yellow)、Gnaphaliumaffine (green)、Areca
catechu (black), four dye plants, and seven mordants, werechosen
and three kinds of pure natural fibers were dyed with them in
this experiment. The following results were obtained:1. Discorea
formosana Produced orange and coffee color series.2. Miscanthus
floridulus Produced orange, green, yellow to coffee, and yellow
color series.3. Gnaphalium affine produced green, orange, and
coffee color series.4. Areca catechu produced orange, coffee,
and black color series. Generally, Tavarong Amis tribemen tend
to like orange, yellow, coffee, black,and green color series,
and show a lack of interest in blue,red and purple colorseries.
Silk has a best lustrous plant color, ramie next, coton barely
satisfactory. Two conclusions can be drawn from this
research:1. The traditional pratice of sustainable use of dye
plants by the Tavarong Amis provides a good model for
formulating a policy for plant resource conseration2. Clor
samples produced from dye plants in this research provides a
database for developing and producing dye materials for
industrial and handicraft articles. This ethnobotanical
research investigated Tavarong Amis tribe''''''''s sustainable use of
dye plants using their traditional dying methods. It is hoped
that dataobtained in the dye color experiments will aid in
promoting the development ofindustrial and handicraft business
of the Tavarong Amis community.
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