It was only after Han Chinese took over Taiwan and banned headhunting that the monkey, with the most human-like form of any animal, was used instead. The knifing and shooting of arrows into the monkey was meant to inspire the young men with courage to kill their enemies.
到清朝漢人入主台灣以後，禁止了此一獵人頭的習俗，以像人形的猴子作為替代品，並藉刺猴及射猴來培養青少年殺敵的勇氣。