Maedeup
Maedeup · Objects
Hourglass-drum knot
장구매듭janggu maedeup
A knot shaped like the hourglass janggu drum, built from ginger knots and used in norigae.
- Meaning
- Shaped like the 장구/장고 hourglass drum. Also spelled 장고매듭.
- Wishes for
- None recorded.
- Cord
- One cord folded in half.
- Used on
- norigae
- Learn first
- Ginger knot (cloverleaf knot)
- Level
- Involved
Step-by-step instructions for this knot are still to come.
History & tradition
Joseon (exact dating not found)
Named for the hourglass 장구 drum, this is a composite knot built from the 생쪽매듭, which the AKS dictionary lists as its base. It appears mainly in norigae among the figurative knots that name everyday objects.
No source read gives its own history; only its derivation from the 생쪽매듭.
Researched with low confidence.
Sources for this entry
병아리매듭byeongari maedeup