Skirts to Be Printed and Handcrafted
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- Miyawaki Chie
- Nanzan University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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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>
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Cultural Anthropology
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Japanese Journal of Cultural Anthropology 88 (3), 523-542, 2023-12-31
Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390863030854679424
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- ISSN
- 24240516
- 13490648
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed