Jipsin
Korean name
Hangul
짚신
Revised Romanizationjipsin
McCune–Reischauerchipsin

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.[1][2]

In the Joseon period, jipsin were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers.[3] 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".[4]

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,[5] Cyperus exaltatus (왕골), or cattail.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 짚신 (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  2. ↑ "짚신". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ↑ 김현자 (2020-08-07). "그 옛날 사람들이 짚신을 선물한 이유". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ↑ Neff, Robert (2019-10-19). "Jipsin: These shoes are made for walking". koreatimes. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. ↑ "미투리". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ↑ "우리역사넷". contents.history.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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