Palomino, E., Boon, J. (2020) Preservation of Hezhen Fish Leather tradition through Fashion Education. Textiles, Identity and Innovation. Taylor & Francis.
People have worn clothes made from fish skin since early times, with earliest traces being
found in Northeast China belonging to the Hezhe ethnic minority group. There is evidence of fish skin leather production in Scandinavia, the USA (Alaska), Japan (Hokkaido), Northeast China, and Russia (Siberia).
Although the craft has almost disappeared, in 2006 the skill of processing fish skin was one of the first
listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of China. This paper describes the FishSkinLab workshop delivered in Tongjiang, China, where experienced Hezhe craftspeople have pass down the endangered fish skin craft to the next generation of Chinese students as part of a sustainable fashion higher education programme to learn best practices for social change and sustainability. The students mapped their creative journey, explored the rich cultural background of the Hezhe communities, and created a collection of fish skin textile samples with the help and guidance of Hezhe fish skin masters.
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- Palomino, E., Pardue, J., (2021) A virtual Alutiiq Fish Skin workshop during Covid-19 times. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of natural History. Arctic Studies Center Newsletter. May 2021. N.30.pp-16-17
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- Palomino, E., Karadottir, K., Phirry, E. (2020) Indigenous Fish Skin Craft Revived Through Contemporary Fashion. International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes Journal. ISSN: 2694-5193
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