Feng-Ying Chang
Indigenous Taiwanese weaver
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Feng-Ying Chang (Kari Truku language: Seta Bakan; born 1957),[1] is a weaver from Taiwan.[2] She is a member of the Seediq people.
Chang was born in the Central Plains tribe of Ren'ai Township, Nantou County.[3] Feng-Ying Chang learned weaving from her grandmother, Yu-Ying Chang, when she was a child. After getting married, she often returned to the tribe to accompany her grandmother while weaving, which passed down Yu-Ying Chang's weaving style to her granddaughter.[4]
In 2012, Feng-Ying Chang was recognized as a preserver of the traditional craft "Sediq traditional weaving craft, the puniri technique" by the Nantou County Government.[5] In 2021, she was recognized as the preserver of the important traditional craft project "Sediq Gaya tminun Traditional Weaving" by the Ministry of Culture.[6]
