From Necessities to Commodities:The Evolutionary of Handicraft Heritage about Brocade of Li People in Hainan
In traditional societies,the exchange or trade of handicraft products is primarily among the local community or regional community groups,reflecting the inter-subjective relationships of the heritage holders.In a consumer society,the trade of handicraft products dominated by commodity form is primarily between the local community and the external consumer groups,establishing an inter-subjective relationship between the heritage holders and the heritage consumers.The tangible everyday necessities and commodities of handicraft heritage have not only caused confusion in the understanding of the heritage but also led to misinterpretations of its preservation.This article studies on the Li brocade in Hainan and examines the abstracted Li brocade from emic and etic perspective in terms of its visualized forms and its internal logic under the demands of different subjects.It is argued that the living and commercial forms of handicrafts are parts of a chain of forms which is formed based on the social field of handicraft heritage in which it is embedded and driven by the needs of its holders and social groups.The pluralism and oneness of different forms of handicraft heritage is a result of complying with a consumer society.
Li brocade in HainanHandicraftsPluralist subjectsConsumer groups
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