Cultural Cluster for Attributes of Men's Footwear of Ethnic Group in China.

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  • SHIMODA Atsuko
    Institute of Human Living Sciences, Otsuma Women's University
  • OHSAWA Seiji
    Institute of Human Living Sciences, Otsuma Women's University
  • KASAI Naomi
    Institute of Human Living Sciences, Otsuma Women's University
  • KONDO Shiro
    Primate Reseach Institute, Kyoto University

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  • 中国少数民族男子履きものの固有属性による文化クラスター
  • チュウゴク ショウスウ ミンゾク ダンシ ハキモノ ノ コユウ ゾクセイ ニヨ
  • 中国小数民族男子履きものの固有属性による文化クラスター

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Abstract

We studied the attributes of men's footwear of 16 Chinese ethnic groups using cluster analysis. Footwear was divided into three cultural clusters, merged into cluster I (including Chuang, Pai, Miao, Yi, Naxi, and Chiang), cluster II (including Kazakh, Uygur, Kirghiz, Mongol, Tibetan, Dongxiang, and Xibo), and cluster III (including Han, Daur, and Manchu).<BR>Footwear from southwestern China, merged in cluster I, is suited for agricultural labor in steep and flat arable land. Sandals and slippers characterize this cluster's footwear. Footwear in cluster II, from northwestern China, is suited for stock raising, especially for horseback riding. Most footwear in cluster II consists of long leather boots. Footwear (short boots), from northwestern China, in cluster III, is suited for cold forest hunting. One feature of this footwear is its warmth.<BR>The results of this study show that the attributes of men's footwear in Chinese ethnic groups correctly reflect differences in occupations and living environments.

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