The mortar-pounding music is an essential element of the Ita Thao’s culture. At the end of July of the lunar calendar each year, people meet at the house of the village chief and play the music of mortar-pounding to begin the Harvest Festival. Whenever a major event is happening in the village, the music of mortar-pounding arises in the air among the Ita Shao tribe.

The tools used in the mortar-pounding are called mazbabiar, which vary in length, shape and weight. People surround the mortar and pound it at their respective rhythms and tempos, creating music with harmonious rich layers.

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伊達邵舂石音 (雙人組)

舂石音是伊達邵文化的主要特色之一，每年農曆七月底，在頭人袁家祖厝舂起石音，即是豐年祭的前奏。部落舉行活動時，族人每以表演舂石音，來呈現伊達邵的文化風采。

舂石音的杵mazbabiar，是由長短精細輕重各式木杵組合而成。眾人持杵繞著杵石圍成一圈，按照個自負責的節拍舂擊杵石，隨即發出不同音階的聲響。