Among Taiwan's aboriginal groups, such ornamentation is now restricted to the Paiwan, Rukai and Puyuma tribes. It not only represents social class, position, wealth and gender, but also possesses religious significance, as they believe the beads can confer blessings, ward off misfortunes, protect the wearer and impose penalties.
台灣原住民的琉璃珠裝飾品僅見於排灣、魯凱、卑南三族，除了代表階級、地位、財富、性別等意義之外，還兼具宗教信仰的涵義，他們相信琉璃珠具有賜福、降禍、護身、懲戒等功能。