Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.00756 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
The Dog Worshippers of the Mountains near Foochow . Dogs are the oldest domesticated animal in China and were bred as guardians, for transporting goods, for herding, hunting, and as a food source. Archaeological evidence dates the domestication of the dog in China at approximately 15,000 years ago. In ancient China, the dog was always regarded along utilitarian lines as a worker, not as a companion. Even so, dogs were regarded highly not only for their practical uses but as liminal beings who bridged the span between the realms of the living and the dead, the mortal and the unseen world. Chinese folklore often features a dog with transformative qualities or one associated with the divine, and the dog serves as the 11th sign of the Chinese Zodiac. |
Date |
1911 |
Photographer |
Dr. William Edgar Geil |
Title |
The Dog Worshippers of the Mountains near Foochow |
Copyright |
Doylestown Historical Society |
Collection |
WM. Edgar Geil Collection |
Cataloged by |
Tony Palazzolo |
Orig/copy |
Copy |