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Riding the clog dancing wave
The Bangkok Post
People have been wearing wooden footwear for centuries.
In English, the name for this kind of shoe or boot is a clog and various versions are found across the world. Many people associate clogs with the Netherlands, which has the oldest examples in Europe, with some dating back to 1230 AD. They were in use in the UK too by much of the working-class population, especially by northern miners and farmers, until the 1920s.
Do clogs exist in this region? Well, yes. Perhaps the most famous are the geta and okobo clogs from Japan (now sold as fashion items) but you can also find tai-ping (China), bakiak (Indonesia), namaskin (Korea), terompah (Malaysia) and bakya (Philippines). There is even a clog producing village in China, called Baimi Wooden Clog Village. ....

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