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Precious Skin: The Rise and Fall of the Otter Fur Trade in Tibet |
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| Author |
Lobsang Yongdan (著)
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Inner Asia
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| Volume | v.20 n.2 Special Issue |
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| Date | 2018.10 |
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| Pages | 177 - 198 |
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| Publisher | Brill |
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http://www.brill.nl/
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| Location | Leiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
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| Keyword | otter furs; Dalai Lama; Tibetan dress; fur trade; Manchu fashions; conservation |
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| Abstract | Before 2006, otter pelts, the skins of carnivorous mammals from the Lutrinae family, were considered to be among the most precious and sought-after commodities in Tibet, being used for clothing, hats, and cushions. The animal’s flesh and body parts were used as ingredients in Tibetan medicine. However, after the Dalai Lama criticised the use of wild animal furs in 2006 in response to requests from international conservation organisations, most Tibetans not only stopped wearing otter fur, but a significant number of people also set fire to pelts worth thousands of yuan. In this article, by exploring a number of Tibetan religious and historical texts, I discuss the history of otter fur in its broadest context and the change in social values indicated by the cessation of this practice and outline the history of otter fur usage in Tibet, as well as the rise and fall of the material’s trade in the country. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 177
Keywords 177
Background 177
Otter-trimmed Clothing in Traditional Scholarship and Iconography 181
Otter-Fur-trimmed Clothing 184
The Different Uses of Otters in Tibetan texts 186
The Maritime Fur Trade and Tibet 190
The Revival and Ending of the Tradition 193
Acknowledgements 195
References 195
Tibetan 195
Chinese 197
English 197
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| ISSN | 14648172 (P); 22105018 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1163/22105018-12340106 |
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| Hits | 115 |
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| Created date | 2024.06.19 |
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| Modified date | 2024.06.25 |
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