Fish Skin Products as a Factor in Preserving the Ethnic Identity of the Hezhe People
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this article examines fish skin products in the context of traditional Hezhe culture, as well as the challenges of their modern production. The Hezhe are a people related to the Russian Nanai people, who inhabit the banks of the Amur River and its tributaries, the Ussuri and Sungari. Fishing and hunting are common elements of the traditional culture of both peoples. Currently, the unique fish skin processing technology used by the Hezhe is being actively reconstructed. Based on direct observation of the fish skin processing process, the author consistently reveals the processing and manufactur...
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