충남 강경(江景)의 밀짚모자 제조업의 특징과 변화 과정 연구

Abstract

This paper deals with the period when straw hats began to be manufactured, technical features, and the production process and sales of the straw hat. It also examines the rise and decline of straw hat manufacturing and the changes in Korean society due to its impact specifically in Ganggyeong-eup, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do after the liberation. The production of the straw hat began in earnest after the liberation and enjoyed the peak period from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. However, it had decreased since the late 1970s and then closed down in 2000s. The reduction of workers due to rural mechanization, the emergence of various hats, and competition from Chinese raw materials as well as finished products were the reasons why straw hat factories had declined. These Ganggyeong’s straw hats used straw or barley stems as raw materials, but it is remarkable that they were mainly produced and distributed in large quantities using the timber of poplar. The method developed in Japan was introduced in Korea after the liberation. Since then, it became the main production method of straw hats’ manufacturing in Ganggyeong.