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Maedeup

Also known as 매듭 · Korean decorative knotting

Maedeup: photograph by SJ Yang
Photo: SJ Yang, CC BY-SA 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Follow a pattern to fold and pull coloured cords through loops to form a symmetrical knot, then attach a tassel and hang it as an ornament.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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