#fishskin

[beehunni62]

Fishskin Robes of the Ethnic Tungusic People of China and Russia

Oroch woman’s festive robe made of fish skin, leather, and decorative fur trimmings [image source].

Nivkh woman’s fish-skin festival coats (hukht), late 19th century. Cloth: fish skin, sinew (reindeer), cotton thread; appliqué and embroidery. Promised gift of Thomas Murray L2019.66.2, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, United States [image source].

Back view of a Nivkh woman’s robe [image source].

Front view of a Nivkh woman’s robe [image source].

Women’s clothing, collected from a Nivkh community in 1871, now in the National Museum of Denmark. Photo by Roberto Fortuna, courtesy Wikimedia Commons [image source].

The Hezhe people 赫哲族 (also known as Nanai 那乃) are one of the smallest recognized minority groups in China composed of around five thousand members. Most live in the Amur Basin, more specifically, around the Heilong 黑龙, Songhua 松花, and Wusuli 乌苏里 rivers. Their wet environment and diet, composed of almost exclusively fish, led them to develop impermeable clothing made out of fish skin. Since they are part of the Tungusic family, their clothing bears resemblance to that of other Tungusic people, including the Jurchen and Manchu.

They were nearly wiped out during the Imperial Japanese invasion of China but, slowly, their numbers have begun to recover. Due to mixing with other ethnic groups who introduced the Hezhen to cloth, the tradition of fish skin clothing is endangered but there are attempts of preserving this heritage.

Hezhen woman stitching together fish skins [image source].

Top to bottom left: You Wenfeng, 68, an ethnic Hezhen woman, poses with her fishskin clothes at her studio in Tongjiang, Heilongjiang province, China December 31, 2019. Picture taken December 31, 2019 by Aly Song for Reuters [image source].

Hezhen Fish skin craft workshop with Mrs. You Wen Fen in Tongjian, China. © Elisa Palomino and Joseph Boon [image source].

Hezhen woman showcasing her fishskin outfit [image source].

Hezhen fish skin jacket and pants, Hielongiang, China, mid 20th century. In the latter part of the 20th century only one or two families could still produce clothing like this made of joined pieces of fish skin, which makes even the later pieces extremely rare [image source].

Detail view of the stitching and material of a Hezhen fishskin jacket in the shape of a 大襟衣 dajinyi or dajin, contemporary. Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing, China [image source].

Hezhen fishskin boots, contemporary. Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing, China [image source].

Although Hezhen clothing is characterized by its practicality and ease of movement, it does not mean it’s devoid of complexity. Below are two examples of ornate female Hezhen fishskin robes. Although they may look like leather or cloth at first sight, they’re fully made of different fish skins stitched together. It shows an impressive technical command of the medium.

赫哲族鱼皮长袍 [Hezhen fishskin robe]. Taken July 13, 2017. © Huanokinhejo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 [image source].

Image containing a set of Hezhen clothes including a woman’s fishskin robe [image source].

The Nivkh people of China and Russia also make clothing out of fish skin. Like the Hezhen, they also live in the Amur Basin but they are more concentrated on and nearby to Sakhalin Island in East Siberia.

Top to bottom left: Woman’s fish-skin festival coat (hukht) with detail views. Unknown Nivkh makers, late 19th century. Cloth: fish skin, sinew (reindeer), cotton thread; appliqué and embroidery. The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collection 2019.20.31 [image source].

Top to bottom right: detail view of the lower hem of the robe to the left after cleaning [image source].

Nivkh or Nanai fish skin boots from the collection of Musée du quai Branly -Jacques Chirac. © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 [image source].

Detail view of the patterns at the back of a Hezhen robe [image source].

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[originalnightmarellama-f9d3-blog]

Good afternoon from the Creative Native! Look at this Yellow Eye everyone, it is sooo preeeetttyyy! Stay tuned because I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it yet…. #yelloweye #fishskin #oceanbounty #creativenativeak https://www.instagram.com/p/CoV5hFAPdnh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[flyingkikiam]

Mixed Pho #fishskin #pho #phobo #hanoi #wheninhanoi #vietnam #foodporn #foodgasm #foodie #mycameraeatsfirst #búncácayhảiphòng #happytummy #visitvietnam #ngon (at Bún Cá Cay Thắng Tồ) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClQm5lQyJkC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mlishchinska]

Fishskin clothing, made from the skin of a sheat-fish, in the Bulava museum.

[chiptrillino]

I EAT APPLES W THE CORE AND EVERYONE THINKS IT'S WEIRD?!

its not weird!!! its just people got used to cutting apples up and removing the core. but honestly... i sometimes can't be bothered so yeha. glad to not be alone here hahah

[blackcatanna]

PSA: fresh spinach is really good!

I don't know why it's taken me so long to figure this out but maybe is because I only ever had it mixed with other leaves when fresh and then cooked or from frozen as an ingredient in other things... But yeah I got two bags of it during my last grocery order (it was on sale and I wanted to make green smoothies with my new blender) and am just adding it to everything! It doesn't have much flavour but it just feels FRESH and CRUNCHY but in a more delicate way than lettuce... You know?

[airitree]

I've been meaning to post some art fights so here is one for @ jkam____ on twitter and the gram for their oc Fishskin <3

[ltwilliammowett]

Pocket globe mounted within calibrated brass meridian with indicator and contained in fishskin-covered wooden case with horizon ring and celestial gores in lid -4in. (10cm.) diameter, by Newton Son & Berry, London, c. 1835

[theoutcastrogue]

19th century Sheffield bowie knives

A HUNTING KNIFE, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1860 with tapering blade formed with a spear point, stamped with the maker’s details on one face, and ‘The Hunter’s Companion’ in script, rectangular ricasso struck with star and cross mark, German silver hilt comprising recurved quillons with flattened scrolling terminals, cap pommel (fitted with later copper alloy oval), and spirally-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard with German silver chape and locket, the latter with a belt hook, 23.5 cm blade

A HUNTING KNIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, MAPPIN & WEBB, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1880 with robust blade formed with a clipped-back point with false swage, notched at the forte, stamped ‘Celebrated American Hunting Knife’ in capital letters, ‘Self Defender’ in script on a scroll, rectangular ricasso stamped with the maker’s name and ‘Trustworthy’ on one face of the ricasso and ‘US’ on the other, German silver oval cross-piece and chequered horn scales retained by six rivets, in its German silver mounted leather scabbard with locket and chape each engraved with groups of three lines, and the former with a stud for suspension, 25.3 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with single-edged blade formed with a pronounced clipped-back point, etched with a Federal eagle and inscriptions on one face including ‘America The Land of Freedom’ and 'The Patriot’s Self Defender’, recessed ricasso stamped ‘Best Quality Rough & Ready’ German silver guard, ferrule and pommel, the latter chased with flowers, and rosewood grip, in its tooled leather scabbard, 19.8 cm blade

A SMALL BOWIE KNIFE, JONATHAN CROOKES, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s name and heart and pistol mark, German silver hilt comprising recurved guard, ferrule and pommel each decorated with scrolling foliage in low relief, and mother-of-pearl grip, in its German silver mounted leather scabbard with belt loop,14.5 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, JONATHAN CROOKES, CIRCA 1880 with straight blade formed with a clipped-back point, slightly recessed rectangular ricasso signed by the maker and with heart and pistol mark, and natural staghorn grips (perhaps an early replacement), 15.3 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, struck with the maker’s details and star and cross mark on one face (small areas of light pitting), oval German silver guard, and natural staghorn scales retained by five rivets, in its leather scabbard with large German silver locket and chape, 20.8 cm blade

A DAGGER, MARKED MAZEPPA, PROBABLY SAMUEL HANCOCK & SONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, recessed ricasso struck with a figure strapped to a horse’s back and ‘Mazeppa’ on one face, German silver hilt cast in low relief, comprising guard and pommel decorated with scrolls, milled copper alloy fillers and hardwood scales, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard,17.2 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, LINGARD, PEACROFT, SHEFFIELD, PROBABLY 1870 with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point and part swaged back-edge, rectangular ricasso stamped ‘Lingards Celebrated Bowie Knife Pea Croft, Sheffield’, German silver hilt comprising two-piece guard and pommel each cast with scrolls and foliage in low relief, brass fillets, staghorn scales, and vacant German silver escutcheon, 21.0 cm blade

AN ARKANSAS BOWIE KNIFE, MORTON & SON, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1850-60 with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details (worn, partly illegible), German silver hilt comprising ‘split’ cross-guard and two-piece pommel each decorated with scrolls and foliage in low relief, and a pair of small bone scales retained by two rivets, 22.7 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, WRAGG & SONS, SOLLY ST, MID-19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade, recessed ricasso signed in small stamped letters, German silver cross-piece and pommel, the latter cast with an alligator-horse on each face, and horn scales (restorations), in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard with German silver mounts, 30.8 cm blade

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[victoriansword]

British Pattern 1803 Infantry Officer’s Sword

With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms, trophies-of-arms and the crowned Royal cypher on a blued panel (worn, losses), gilt-brass hilt with a flaming grenade above the Royal cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, with bullion sword knot. 72.0 cm; 28 1/3 in blade.

[pwlanier]

A Nicolas Lane 2¾-inch pocket globe, English, published 1776,

the sphere with cartouche printed 'A New GLOBE of the EARTH by N.Lane' and outside the cartouche '1776 Prockter fc', the twelve printed gores, hand coloured and detailing Anson's and Captain Cook's tracks, Tasmania is labelled "Dimes Land" and is attached to mainland Australia and California is represented as a peninsula, in fishskin covered case with inner hemisphere applied with two sets of twelve half gores printed with the celestial globe, 3in (7.5cm) diameter

Bonhams

[th3p0rtalmaker]

Love the idea of Hector taking in all kinds of strays and orphan children and animals. I have a fun head canon he scares the piss outta adults but every child and animal sees him and is like "Friend Shape!"

I ALSO love that idea!

We need a fanfic blurb of Hector visiting Corona post-series, so Raps and the gang are nervous about him terrorizing the citizens without even trying. And when he doesn't arrive at the castle on time, everyone starts getting REALLY antsy and starts searching the capitol.

Only to find Hector and his animals surrounded by a crowd of children.

He's animatedly telling them all a censored version of one of his daring escapades with Quirin and Adira.

Those 4 girls that braided Rapunzel's hair in the movie? He's braided the hair of the older 3 and is working on the littlest one as he talks.

The bearcats are lounging next to him and letting some of children pet/snuggle them. The rhino is laying nearby asleep, and every few minutes Hector has to herd a smaller group of the kids back to main group because "He's come a long way and he's very tired. You'd be tired after a cross continental trip too, wouldn't ya'? Be nice and don't bother the big guy."

This has been going on long enough that all the parents aren't even batting an eye anymore. They're just hanging around in the square doing their work, not leaving their children completely alone with Hector but not watching him constantly.

When Eugene finally overcomes his shock, he huffs over and demands to know why Hector was so late, why he gave them all a heart attack, bla bla bla. Hector just responds with "Oi, Fishskin, doncha' know it's rude to interrupt someone when their chattin'? I've got important business to attend to, I'll be up to the castle when I'm done."

[originalnightmarellama-f9d3-blog]

I am loving the look these Atlantic King Salmon fish skins that I’m currently self tanning! Stay tuned for the outcome folks! If you or your company or organization are interested in learning how to tan fish skin send message - it takes two days, 4 hours each day - if you’re interested I would be happy to do teach a class for you…. Have a wonderful day and spread some joy today! #leathermaking #fishskin #fashionable #makeityourself #handmadeleather #custommade #oneofakind #saveyourskin #iteachclasses #uniquedesigns #salmon #fishinglife #culturalheritage #culturalknowledge #sharingalaska https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9ihg8pnLb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eggedbellies]

I manage to move away, for a bit. My skin feels dry out of the water, and I'm drawn back to another pool, in a different place. The moment my belly touches the water, I'm moaning; little glowing eddies drift away from me, and then they're popping out, each one a perfect stretch as I moan, clutching a rock to keep me from sinking.

When the last escapes, my eyes hazy, I can see the first are cracking, perfectly formed merfolk escaping. I feel so proud as they swim away, legs shaking in the water as scales climb up, over my crotch to the base of my belly, shimmering like fishskin.

[renmarrr]

So I was listening to just the same thing that led my mind to Proto and Ptotagia dancing (strong unresistable Proto mood) and this time it was mermaid Proto. Somewhere covered with muscles, somewhere covered with fishskin. Native muscles are darker, but when fresh new lags are summoned, leg muscles are looking fresher in comparison with body. I believe mermaid’s hair has origin of scales with changed form and structure, so probably might ad some of those too.

[tlaquetzqui]

Think my main human civilization will use screenfolds, made of I think barkcloth. The fallen evil empire used palm-leaf books, originally having been tropical islanders, but switched to codices (maybe made of fishskin parchment?) because they’re more efficient. The main empire on the other continent use codexes made from a Cyperus sedge that’s more cold tolerant than papyrus but is basically papyrus. And the nomads on that continent use birch bark.

Dwarves use codices of “parchment” but actually made of giant mushroom cuticle, though for archival documents they etch sheetmetal—gold, for particularly important things like treaties. Elves use the silk of their sacred moth (you can use a reed pen if you’re careful—or have a racial Dexterity bonus) or buy mushroom parchment from dwarves, but write important documents like contracts and treaties on the needles of their sacred tree, arranged like Chinese bamboo-slip books. (Their pens are actually also made of the needles, not reeds, too.)

Goblins write on birch bark, and ogres make parchment out of any animal they eat, including people. Morlocks carve in bone slats arranged like the bamboo-slip writing, using an alphabet related to the other human scripts as Moon embossed writing is related to the Roman alphabet.

The spider people paint their writing on silk, and the snake and lizard people write or emboss their writing in parchment—embossing so they can still read it in infrared (which elves and dwarves also often do, so they can read stuff in darkvision, which in my setting is either electrolocation or radar, haven’t decided which, hooked into the optic nerve).