綿狗小考－－臺灣及美洲異種狗考

On Woolen Dog Study of a Peculiar Extinct Dog Existed in Taiwan and America

根據文獻記載，臺灣以及美洲原住民曾經採用一種長毛狗的毛髮作為製作服飾的原料，無論就此種綿用狗的毛色、染紡的方法、編織物之類別與使用等方面，兩區域之間都十分相似。本文討論綿用的狗毛在臺灣以及美洲地區被利用以及最終消失的歷史過程，並探討綿狗可能的來源、體態與畜養方式，以及畜養綿狗的可能因素。

The adaptation of the hair of woolen dogs for textile had been adopted by both Formosan and American aborigines since ancient time. Similarity existed in the applications of dog wool of these two regions in hair color, dye-applying and weaving of the hair, as well as the type of textile fabricated. This essay discusses the history of the dog wool utilization and the disappearance of the woolen dog. In addition, the probable origin, the morphology, the domestication method, and the possible social causes of the domestication of the woolen dog are also addressed.