Tamsui River – An Indigenous Old Woman — Huang Tse-hsiu

Tamsui River – An Indigenous Old Woman

Experience 'Tamsui River – An Indigenous Old Woman' by Huang Tse-Hsiu (1930-2014). A poignant black & white photo capturing Taiwanese tribal culture. Hand-painted reproduction available.


Huang Tse-hsiu (1930 - 2014)

Huang Tse-Hsiu (1930-2014) was a pioneering Taiwanese photographer known for his documentary & landscape work, capturing everyday life and iconic scenes of Taiwan like Longshan Temple & the Tamsui River. Explore his impactful photojournalism.

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taichung, Republika Kina)

The photo is a portrait of an old Atayal woman, her face tattooed in the traditional tribal manner. Gaze fixed, she is drawing on a thin-stemmed bamboo pipe. The pipe and the inclining tree trunk just beyond the woman