Introduction

           

This item was waist decoration for young people of the "malatawan" and "bansalang" stages and can also be worn today by women of teenage years and above. 　　Scholars have no real idea about why the waistwear sometimes had bells.During the Pinan annual ceremony, the T-shirt slogan is "The bells of our ancestors".Also,in some witch doctor ceremonies,bells are an important spirit-calling tool (called "kamulin" in Zhiben), therefore perhaps the bells have a deeper significance that is worthy of further research.