( ko, 새끼) is a
rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly ...
made of woven
straw
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has a number ...
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It was an important household item used in pre-modern agricultural Korea.
History
Grey
stoneware
Stoneware is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics fired at a relatively high temperature. A modern technical definition is a Vitrification#Ceramics, vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or non-refracto ...
(hard pottery) from the
Proto–Three Kingdoms era (2nd century BCE‒3rd century CE) demonstrates evidence of .
Ceramic sculptures of (straw shoes) from
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
(57 BCE‒935 CE) indicates the usage of in this period.
During the
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
era (1392–1897), (a guild of the tribute merchants of ropes) was one of the (guilds of tribute merchants, the government-licensed purchasing agents) that had monopolistic rights for supplying government requirements.
During the
Japanese forced occupation (1910–1945), a large amount of along with (straw bags) were looted for military use by the
Imperial Japanese Army
The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...
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was widely used until the 1960s.
In the 1970s, the use of waned with the spread of plastic, vinyl, and synthetic fiber ropes. faced a resurgence at the end of the 20th century due to growing interest in traditional handicraft in recent decades.
Uses
was used to make common items such as (straw shoes), (straw bags), (A-shaped carrier frames) and (cattle halters).
It was also used as (taboo ropes) to ward off malignant influences in Korean
folk religion
In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized re ...
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See also
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References
Agriculture in Korea
History of Korea
Ropes
Straw products
Korean words and phrases
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