Culture & Origins

Dress, Food & Material Life

Dress, textiles, tea and foodways, objects, craft, and everyday material culture reveal how heritage is lived, used, and passed on.

What people wear, prepare, make, use, and preserve offers one of the most immediate ways to understand cultural continuity in daily life.

Areas of Focus

Hanfu & Historical DressTextiles & AdornmentTea CultureFoodwaysObjects & CraftLiving Skills

NCHS will develop this area through reviewed scholarship, museum and institutional sources, and lawfully obtained documentary, interview, and field records.