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Category talk:Caribou (clothing)

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::Isn't this, however, part of a bigger problem? Which fur trade are we considering? Is there really a unified system of labels which is in use all over the world? And if such a system exists, where do we find the information on what names to use?

::Isn't this, however, part of a bigger problem? Which fur trade are we considering? Is there really a unified system of labels which is in use all over the world? And if such a system exists, where do we find the information on what names to use?

::Is there no name in the fur trade which covers both caribou and Eurasian reindeer? I doubt that "caribou" can have been used in Europe for fur of Eurasian reindeer. It must also be noted that most of the photos in the category are of native clothing, so for this particular species native use might be more important to consider than the fur trade.--[[User:Skogsfrun|Skogsfrun]] ([[User talk:Skogsfrun|talk]]) 12:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

::Is there no name in the fur trade which covers both caribou and Eurasian reindeer? I doubt that "caribou" can have been used in Europe for fur of Eurasian reindeer. It must also be noted that most of the photos in the category are of native clothing, so for this particular species native use might be more important to consider than the fur trade.--[[User:Skogsfrun|Skogsfrun]] ([[User talk:Skogsfrun|talk]]) 12:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

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: Fur trade is always a world wide trade, and the fur names in the wholesale trade and at auctions are English. You will find the names in Fur trade and furrier's books: [[:Category:Furs literature]].

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: I looked into 5 English books, none of them mentioned Rangifer tarandus. The probably best work about fur skins is a German one (Jury Fränkel's Rauchwarenbuch), there is the English name reindeer, the name for skins of young reindeers is pijiki. Caribou is not mentioned. Probably it was not a good idea to name the category according to the American name. Since the beginning I also did not really like the category name. - At my to-do-list is my wish, to make an extra category for native fur dresses. But my English is not good enough, so I was angry, to make something wrong. This would not solve this problem, but maybe it is the right place here to talk about it. - I can live with a category Rangifer tarandus, I would prefer reindeer instead of caribou. To use a Latin name for only one (or two, I know another exception) seems me not good. If there are special names for inuit or other clothes made of reindeer we could make own categories for them and categorize them into the ethnic groups and the fur-skin categories? --[[User:Kürschner|Kürschner]] ([[User talk:Kürschner|talk]]) 07:25, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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