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'''''Namaksin''''' is({{Korean|hangul=나막신}}) a kind ofare traditional [[Korea]]n [[clogwooden (shoe)|clog]]shoes made of wood for protectionwearing againstduring [[mud]]muddy and [[rain]]rainy conditions. Unlike Japanese [[geta (footwear)|geta]], ''Namaksin'' are known as close-toed shoes made of one piece of wood. TheseThere was a misconception that these traditional clogs came not from [[Asia]] but from Holland. The Dutchthe [[clogsNetherlands]] havein datedthe backpast, tobut medievalin timesreality, madethere had been clogs at least from [[Three Kingdoms totallyperiod of woodKorea]], almostwhich identicalwere similar to the[[geta Namaksin(footwear)|''geta'']], Japanese clogs. InThose 1651,old Dutch''namaksin'' merchantwere shipscalled wrecked"pyeonggeuk off(平屐)". It is presumed that clogs of [[Baekje]] went to Japan, and it became the shoreorigin of Koreageta. TheClogs sailorsin thatBaekje werehad leftthree thereholes madelike Dutchgeta, but clogs toin sell[[Silla]] tohad thefive Koreansholes. andHow theypeople quicklytied becameits traditionalstrings footwearin that era is unclear. UnlikeIn mostthe Three Kingdoms period, there were two types of clogs: open-toes shoes, theand Namaksinclose-toes wereshoes. wornAs welltime intowent by, the twentiethlatter became primary as centurynamaksin. These shoes were worn by Koreans of all ages and [[social]] positions, usually in the rainy seasons.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Byong-kuk|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34854884|title=Korea's new horizon: a collection of articles and essays|last2=Sŏul Kukche Kyŏngje Yŏnʼguwŏn|date=1995|publisher=Seoul Institute of International Economics|location=Seoul, Korea|language=English|oclc=34854884}}</ref>