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Clothes wrapper
옷보otbo
An otbo is a bojagi with corner ties for wrapping and storing folded clothing.
- Meaning
- 'clothes wrapper' (옷 clothes + 보)
- Made of
- Silk, cotton
- Era
- Joseon (1392–1910) to 20th century
For wrapping and storing clothes, with strings at the corners. A silk patchwork example is the 'Myeongju Jogak Otbo' (명주 조각 옷보). Related terms: 옷감보 (wrapper for fabric yardage) and 빨랫보 (laundry bundle).
History & tradition
Joseon to 20th century households
Clothes were stored folded in chests, and each set was wrapped in its own cloth to keep it clean and sorted. Silk patchwork was often used for good clothes, and the same family of wrappers included cloths for fabric yardage and for carrying laundry to the stream. Clothes sent in the betrothal 함 were also wrapped this way.
Researched with medium confidence.
Sources for this entry
책보冊褓chaekbo