Field photographs and ethnographic records of Qiang sheep culture
Abstract
This dataset contains photographs and ethnographic records collected during fieldwork in Qiang villages, Sichuan Province, China, between1920 and 2023. The materials document the visual culture of sheep symbolism in Qiang architecture, clothing, and rituals. The dataset includes 9 photographs in JPEG, TIF or PNG format. The data support the findings of the article "Sheep and Sign: The Making of a Visual Ethnography among the Qiang of Southwest China".
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
Geographies of human-animal interactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset