Skirts to Be Printed and Handcrafted

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  • プリント化・手仕事化するスカート
  • The Process of Acquiring Authenticity for Chinese Hmong (Miao) Dress
  • 中国モン（ミャオ族）衣装のオーセンティシティ獲得のプロセス

Abstract

<p>This paper examines the conflicting phenomena of printing and handcrafting of skirts of the Hmong (Miao ethnic group) in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, as a case study, to clarify the process of acquiring cultural authenticity for ethnic minorities. In China, a multi-ethnic country, what ethnic minorities wear functions as the "ethnic dress" to differentiate ethnic groups. As a result, visual information such as differences in external shapes is emphasized; however, handwork such as dyeing, weaving, and embroidery are becoming extinct. Over the past 30 years, the use of screen prints and printed synthetic fabrics has replaced the wax-dyeing and cross-stitching used for skirts in Hmong.</p> <p>In recent years, however, an "old style" incorporating handwork has reemerged in the local market. This paper clarifies that there is a process of acquiring authenticity unique to China, as the "old style" plays the role of handcraft as "tradition" and commodification as "innovation."</p>

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  • CRID
    1390863030854679424
  • DOI
    10.14890/jjcanth.88.3_523
  • ISSN
    24240516
    13490648
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
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