Namaksin: Difference between revisions

'''Namaksin''' is a kind of traditional [[Korea]]n [[clog (shoe)|clog]] made of wood for protection against [[mud]] and [[rain]].<ref name="namaksin">{{cite book | last= | first= | coauthors=| year=2002 | month= | title=An Illustrated Guide to Korean Culture - 233 traditional key words| publisher=Hakgojae Publishing Co| location=Seoul | isbn= 89-8546-98-1 | pages=138–139}}</ref><ref>{{en}}[http://www.epik.go.kr/EPIK/html/living_in_korea/traditional_clothing.jsp Traditional Korean clothes], ''epik.go.kr''. Access date: June 12, 2010.</ref> It has been worn since the middle period of [[Joseon Dynasty]] in [[Korea]] (ca. 16-17 C) according to the excavated proof, though it must have been produced long before the Joseon era. The shoes are worn by Koreans of all ages and [[social]] positions, usually in the rainy seasons. First, namaksin was made only by a piece of wood tied with rope, but gradually modified according feet’s size. Unlike Japanese [[geta (footwear)|geta]], namaksin has its heels carved out of one piece with the shoes.