The Hoche nationality is an ethnic minority group with a long history in China's northeastern regions. It is mainly distributed in Raohe and Fuyuan Counties in Heilongjiang Province. The Hoche people living on riverbanks still make a living ...
Tags: Fish Skin Costumes, Hoche People, fish skin culture, Costumes
Women of the Hezhe ethnic minority marry in dresses of fish skin sewn with hand-twined animal tendons. Although made from primal material the finished article has many delicate flourishes, notably fret worked mosaics around the sleeves and ...