| Jipsin | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 짚신 |
| Revised Romanization | jipsin |
| McCune–Reischauer | chipsin |
Jipsin (Korean: 짚신) are Korean traditional sandals made of straw. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as 이; 履; yi, shoes with a short height, and the specific name can vary according to the materials used, as with samsin, wanggolsin, cheongol jisin, and budeulsin.
In the Joseon period, jipsin were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers. The shoes were meant for walking, and wore down quickly. A full day's worth of walking would often wear out a pair. As such, most people knew how to make the shoes themselves. This was even true of middle and even upper-class women; it was not "considered lowering for her to engage in making of straw shoes".
They are very similar, especially in form, to mituri, which are also traditional Korean woven shoes. The difference lies primarily in materials; jipsin are typically made of straw, while mituri are made from hemp, Cyperus exaltatus (왕골), or cattail.
Gallery
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A man (left) making jipsin (2008)
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Women in a Korean folk village wearing jipsin and hanbok (2008)
See also
References
- 짚신 (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- "짚신". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- Neff, Robert (2019-10-19). "Jipsin: These shoes are made for walking". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "미투리". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- "우리역사넷". contents.history.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
External links
Media related to Jipsin at Wikimedia Commons
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