Hansan Mosi

Hansan Mosi

Type	Fabric
Material	Ramie fiber
Production method	Weaving
Production process	Handicraft
Place of origin	Hansan-myeon, South Korea

Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	South Korea
Reference	00453
Region	Asia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	2011 (6th session)
List	Representative

Hansan Mosi (Korean: 한산모시), a fine Ramie (Mosi in Korean) weaved fabric made in Hansan area of Seocheon County in South Chungcheong Province, is one of Korean traditional textiles.[1] It is used to produce different types of clothing and due to its light weight, they are mostly worn in hot weather.[2]

Hansan mosi –its weaving and all the processes related to it– is inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List since 2011[3] and enlisted as South Korean Intangible Cultural Property since 1967.

References

1. "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
2. "Hansan Mosi-jjagi, Korea". The Textile Atlas. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
3. "Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region". UNESCO.