Drawstring shoes - Drawstring shoes

…Tsunagu, which have been in common use since the Edo period, are made of cow, pig, or boar leather and were worn by farmers and peddlers to protect against the cold. They were called kegutsu for fur, nameshigutsu for tanned leather, kinchakugutsu because they were made in the shape of a drawstring bag, and sobyo because they had many studs on the soles to prevent slipping. [Ushiota Tetsuo]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kinchakutsu" is listed below.

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…江戸時代から一般にも用いられた綱貫は牛，豚，猪などの革製で，農民や行商人などが防寒用にはいた。毛皮製をケグツ，なめした革をナメシグツ，形をきんちゃく状に作ったのでキンチャクグツ，沓底にすべり止めの鋲（びよう）をたくさん打ったのでソウビョウなどと呼ばれた。【潮田 鉄雄】。…

※「キンチャクグツ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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