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Fish Skin Products as a Factor in Preserving the Ethnic Identity of the Hezhe People
Research Article
Ethnic Culture Volume 8 No 1- Author:
- Yulei Ma
- Work direction:
- Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology
- Abstract:
- 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 manufacturing technology for clothing from it. The material is accompanied by the author’s photographs. As a result of this research, the author concludes that, in the context of globalization and increased intercultural contacts, fish skin items are no longer serving utilitarian purposes and are becoming key symbols of national self-identity. Fish skin as a clothing material is currently popular among designers. In their hands, tanned fish skin can be combined with other materials, which proves the adaptability of the material, as well as its potential for use in the creative industry.
- Keywords:
- ethnic culture, Hezhe, Nanai, fish skin tanning technology, tangible cultural heritage