The Korean Cultural Centre presents the permanent collection of Traditional Handicraft entitled: ¨ The Korean Handicraft and the Woman¨, witch will remain opened from the 3rd of June until the 31st of August 2016, at the Han-ul Gallery.
In the past the Korean artisans developed a wide range of techniques in order to produce the necessary articles for their households along various millenniums. They would produce wood furniture like closets, drawers or tables, with great precision for balance and symmetry. Also they wove baskets, boxes mats made from bamboo, wisteria or shatters. On the other hand they used mulberry paper to elaborate masks, dolls and ceremonial ornaments, and they would decorate various indoor elements with black lacquer and crimson, that they would procure from procure from nature. They also developed a decoration technique with laminates made from bull horns, nacre and abalone to add beauty and durability to the home furniture and ornaments. Other very important features from the traditional Korean Handicraft are the Mae-deup, tassels made with artistic knots coloured with natural pigments that were enormously used for the elaboration of personal cloths and ornaments and other home decorative elements.
Through a series of objects elaborated, of the National Intangible Korean heritage, which formed part of the woman's daily quotidian life.
