For years her village had been in dire straits, forcing the residents to make do with what little they had and losing much of their tradition. With the village in such trouble and art having no place in their everyday life, where could one find any kind of authentic culture?
尤瑪感嘆，部落長時間顛沛流離，不僅使得許多文化技藝佚失，生活也因陋就簡，填進部落的日常用品又非常混雜，生活美學無所攀附，所謂「純粹」何在？