[CCHU9080 - Fall 2021] Material culture: Leather (Tutorial Groups 8 and 9) by e-Learning Team, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4 Research and investigate the story of leather through the lens of material culture. Each group will work on one prompt. Please find the prompt for your own tutorial group. Remember to log-in to your own Padlet account before submitting answers! en-us 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC 2021-09-15 08:05:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60b.png PRODUCTION (Tutorial Group 8) elearningedu https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510217 How is sugar made? Who makes leather? Where is it manufactured? ]]> 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510217 HISTORY (Tutorial Group 9) elearningedu https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510220 What is the history behind the leather industry? Who were/are the stakeholders?]]> 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510220 CULTURE (Tutorial Groups 8 and 9) elearningedu https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510221 What do you think of when you think about leather? What does it remind you of? What does it mean to people?]]> 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510221 RAW MATERIALS (Tutorial Group 8) elearningedu https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510222 What is used to make leather? Where do these components come from? ]]> 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510222 VALUE (Tutorial Group 9) elearningedu https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510223 What is the value of leather? Are there different values besides monetary? Has the value changed over time? Why?]]> 2021-09-12 10:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1733510223 yaj0308 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741908045 Extract juice, clear evaporation, crystallization, and honey drying； some businessmen will make leathers for profits; they're manufactured in big factories

]]> 2021-09-15 06:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741908045 3035782669 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741908525 Leather is a durable material that can last for generations, reducing costs for repairs]]> 2021-09-15 06:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741908525 beeguy02 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741910908 Leather has evolved into an luxury material and symbollic for high status, especially for leather of high quality. Mainly for comfort and visual appeal]]> 2021-09-15 07:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741910908 yaj0308 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741911961 I think of wealth and high status when I think about leather haha. ]]> 2021-09-15 07:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741911961 u3593157 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741912455 Sugar is made in the leaves of the sugarcane plant through photosynthesis and stored as a sweet juice in sugarcane stalks. ]]> 2021-09-15 07:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741912455 swwky https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741912514 Animal skins such as cows and horses are used to made leathers, they are made from farms and wild animals.
Leather reminds me of the old-fashioned taste because of the special smell they carried.]]> 2021-09-15 07:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741912514 3035782669 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741913755 Animal skin. It reminds me of rearing animals as the skins of cattle and other animals are used often to make leather. It is proof of husbandry practice and organization]]> 2021-09-15 07:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741913755 hayleych1 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914106 Leather is usually made from the skins of cattle and calves, however leather is also made from sheep, lambs, goats, and pigs.]]> 2021-09-15 07:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914106 HISTORY mikewhs https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914778 Egyptian tombs dating back to 5000 B.C. indicate that leather was used for sandals, clothes, gloves, buckets, bottles, shrouds for burying the dead and for military equipment. The ancient Greeks are credited with developing tanning formulas using certain tree barks and leaves soaked in water to preserve the leather.]]> 2021-09-15 07:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914778 hayleych1 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914788 When I think of leather, I think about how its usage has changed over time. Earlier civilizations mostly used it for clothing and shoes, and modern-day humans generally use it for furniture such as leather couches, however, we do still use it for clothing as well.

]]> 2021-09-15 07:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741914788 hayleych1 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741915498 Leather is a relatively expensive material, however there are other values besides the monetary value, such as how it provides a stronger structural weave than many man-made products. It is also natural, which is better for the environment than many synthetic materials.]]> 2021-09-15 07:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741915498 yaj0308 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741916123 leather is made of any animal skins, including pigs', cows', sheep's...Those skins may come from wild or domestic animals.]]> 2021-09-15 07:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741916123 sabelle1 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741916177 Leather is 'made' by tanners who processes, trims and prepares leather for further production.]]> 2021-09-15 07:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741916177 Leather mikewhs https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741917364 I think of expensive clothing. It reminds of bizarre cold weathers. It meant warmth to ancient people.]]> 2021-09-15 07:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741917364 laujenna https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741918663 Genuine leather is expensive as the process of finding the right animal hide and converting it into wearable leather is time-consuming.]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741918663 History of leather 3035937795 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741918717 Leather is one of the oldest materials that people choose to use. It’s history can be traced back to 5000 B.C., when the Egyptian used leather to make clothes, sandals,etc.]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741918717 Leather can be made from the hide of almost any animal including pigs, sheep, goats and crocodiles. However, the most common hide used is that from a cow. A by-product of the meat and dairy industries, the art of making leather uses hides that would otherwise be destroyed. mikewhs https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919236 2021-09-15 07:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919236 sabelle1 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919250 There are ethical and environmental issues regarding the usage of leather in luxury goods, clothing etc.

]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919250 beeguy02 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919428 However, synthetic leather that have a lower cost have become a commodity for many people, and have been involved in the making of a variety of daily items such as shoes]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919428 Most leather is made from the skins of cattle and calves, but leather is also made from sheep, lambs, goats, and pigs. leslie251 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919474 2021-09-15 07:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919474 3035782669 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919803 The tanning industry produces the leather for poeple (lower quality for peasants and higher quality for royals?)]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919803 LinRuiya3035779143 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919996 Our ancestors hunted wild animals for food and clothings. Leather is one of the byproducts by hunting. Then, because leather is durable, human used them for furniture and transportation. Then, because of industrialization, the leather can be produced by machine]]> 2021-09-15 07:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741919996 Leather can be considered as a material which is both freedom and restricted.Leather came from animals(although we can use biotech to produce leathers nowadays),and violence and blood are usually involved during the process to get leather as a raw material.In the past, leather can be considered as an evidence of perfect hunting skills or the power of leaders.Now, leather, as a material wildly used by fashion industry, can be sold at a relatively high price, maybe 10 times exceed its original value.Therefore, to buy a leather handbag from luxury brand can be a symbol of rich and elegance.(Though I doubt that personally).The value of leather change with needs.more_vert 3035771024 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741920198 2021-09-15 07:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741920198 Raw material of leather UID_denise27 https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741921721 Leather can be made from the hide of almost any animal including pigs, sheep, goats and crocodiles. However, the most common hide used is that from a cow. A by-product of the meat and dairy industries, the art of making leather uses hides that would otherwise be destroyed. Rather, by making leather, the animal’s hide is turned into a beautiful and useful material that will last for decades.]]> 2021-09-15 07:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elearningedu/MC4/wish/1741921721