Ties
Tie
Sewn-on corner tie
끈 (달린 끈)kkeun
Uses a cord sewn to one corner of the cloth, wound both ways round the bundle and tied.
- Meaning
- 'Tie' / 'attached tie' (끈 = cord, tie; 달린 = attached)
- Does
- Many traditional bojagi (기러기보, 사주보, 상보) have a tie sewn to a corner, fixed at its middle so it can be wound both ways round the bundle.
- Used in
- Wedding goose wrap, Table cover
- 1Wrap the object, finishing with the tied corner on top.
- 2Take the two halves of the tie round the bundle in opposite directions.
- 3Bring them back together and tie, usually in a bow or one-pull tie.
History & tradition
Joseon to early 20th century
Many formal bojagi were made with their own tie: on a late 19th–early 20th century 기러기보 at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art, a single jade-coloured tie is sewn by its middle to one corner, so both halves wind round the bundle in opposite directions before being tied, and its ends are finished with tassels. Table-size cloths likewise had corner straps to hold dishes when a table was carried.
Reproduced by contemporary bojagi makers on wedding and gift cloths; museum examples show the original form.
Sources for this entry
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