Engineering:Saekki

Short description: Rope made of woven straw

Korean name
Hangul	새끼
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
IPA	[sɛ.k͈i]

(Korean: 새끼) is a rope made of woven straw. It was an important household item used in pre-modern agricultural Korea.

History

Grey stoneware (hard pottery) from the Proto–Three Kingdoms era (2nd century BCE‒3rd century CE) demonstrates evidence of . Ceramic sculptures of (straw shoes) from Silla (57 BCE‒935 CE) indicates the usage of in this period.

During the Joseon era (1392–1897), (a guild of the tribute merchants of ropes) was one of the (guilds of tribute merchants, the government-licensed purchasing agents) that had monopolistic rights for supplying government requirements.

During the Japanese forced occupation (1910–1945), a large amount of along with (straw bags) were looted for military use by the Imperial Japanese Army.

was widely used until the 1960s. In the 1970s, the use of waned with the spread of plastic, vinyl, and synthetic fiber ropes. faced a resurgence at the end of the 20th century due to growing interest in traditional handicraft in recent decades.

Uses

was used to make common items such as (straw shoes), (straw bags), (A-shaped carrier frames) and (cattle halters). It was also used as (taboo ropes) to ward off malignant influences in Korean folk religion.

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  (straw rope)

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  (straw shoes)

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  (straw bag)

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  (A-shaped carrier frame)

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  (cattle halter)

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  (taboo ropes)