Mit'uri

Mituri (Korean: 미투리) are traditional Korean woven shoes. They could be made using a variety of techniques and materials; some styles were seen as more luxurious, and therefore reserved for the upper class, although both lower and upper-class people wore the shoes. The shoes could be dyed in a variety of patterns and colors.^[1]

Mit'uri
Korean name
Hangul	미투리
RR	mituri
MR	mit'uri

They are very similar, especially in form, to jipsin, which are also traditional Korean woven shoes. The difference lies primarily in materials; jipsin are typically made of straw, while mituri are made from a variety of materials, including hemp,^[1] Cyperus exaltatus (왕골), or cattail.^[2]

The shoes wore down easily; when going on a long journey, people would bring along extra pairs of mituri, depending on the expected amount of walking needed.^[2]

A famous example of mituri is those from the tomb of Lee Eung-tae. The shoes were woven using a mixture of hemp and human hair; they were created ritually by Lee's wife, likely to pray for Lee's recovery from illness.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Korean clothing
• Waraji – straw sandals from Japan