Korean Display Doll: "Dak Jongi"

This Korean Dak paper doll, called "dak jongi," is made from Hanji paper. Such dolls typically show people at their daily activities. This doll is singing.

The doll's frame is made from wire. Next, the frame is bound with Hanji which is cut into shape. The Hanji is pasted onto the frame of the doll little by little. Then the body is shaped with dyed Hanji to match with the skin. Finally, the doll is dressed in paper clothes. It usually takes dollmakers a month to finish making a doll completely. Bigger ones sometimes take three or four months.

The Hanji paper is made by hand and is dyed with natural materials. Making Hanji requires a ten-step process. Mulberry inner bark fibers are boiled, washed and exposed to the sun. Next they are beaten and dissolved in water. After that, the fibers are strained through a special net to take out the water and flattened into paper. Then the paper is dried and trimmed.

Hanji paper is extremely soft like cotton, but it's tough. It can last up to 1,000 years.


Source:
http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/customs/korea-han-ji.htm
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/celebrating-koreas-tradit_b_9259874