Among the Amis, potting is women's work, whereas in the Yami group there is no such gender restriction. Pot-making by both tribes is strictly controlled by a number of taboos. Before starting, for example, the Amis must inform the gods, and during the pot-making process they are prohibited from frivolity or farting. The Yami insert cross-shaped twigs into the finished molds before firing to prevent their fracture by malevolent spirits.
阿美族製陶是女性的工作，雅美族則沒有限定，但相同點是，製陶時必須遵守一些禁忌，例如：阿美族製陶前需祭告神靈，製陶時禁止嘻鬧、放屁；雅美族還在製好的陶胚上插上十字樹枝，避免惡靈破壞。