Containers
The smaller-mesh baskets are called ‘jongtaegi’ and the larger mesh rucksack ones are called ‘mangtaegi’. One would usually place clams that he/she collected in jongtaegi first, and then later move them into mangtaegi. In the past, both jongtaegi and mangtaegi were made of hay, but since nylon strings were introduced, people started making them with nylon strings, for they last much longer than the ones made out of hay in salt water. Most of the inhabitants could make mangtaegi and jongtaegi, and some would still make them for themselves so that they could make them in the exact size that they desire ( Fig. 12).