A Cultural Anthropological Study of Changes from Huichol Culture to Commercial Items and Profit Return to the Indigenous Society.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23652197
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai College
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMORI YASUHITO 関西外国語大学短期大学部, 英米語学科, 准教授 (50390133)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ウィチョール族 / メキシコ先住民 / 民芸品 / 生業 / 近代化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This investigation is a study that specializes in an aspect of the folkcraft goods sale in the Mexican indigenous “Huichol” society. In 1960s the Huichol began making and selling their folkcraft goods. At the present time their yarn painting and beadwork are one of the most popular folkcraft goods in Mexico, and are a source of income for them. However, this investigation revealed that because their folkcraft goods sale is an unstable business, it is not beneficial for the Huichol society. In addition, because their competitors are expected to increase, it will be difficult to the buisiness becomes the most important source of income in the Huichol society.

Free Research Field

文化人類学