Title Cep’keri (Salmon-Skin Shoes)

  • Hokkaido
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins National Parks/Quasi-National Parks Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
akammashukokuritsukoemmankitsupurojiekutochiikikyogikai(kushiroshi)

チェプケリ(鮭皮の靴)


アイヌの伝統的な冬服には、動物の皮など、分厚く暖かい毛皮が頻繁に用いられます。サハリンと呼ばれる北海道の北方にある大きな島に住むアイヌ人たちはチェプケリという鮭皮を用いた靴を使用していました。鮭皮はとても丈夫な素材で風や水の侵入を防ぎ、鱗が滑りやすい氷の上でも摩擦力を生み出します。また、履き心地と断熱性を保つため、これらのチェプケリには乾いた草が詰められました。


Cep’keri (Salmon-Skin Shoes)


Traditional Ainu winter clothing often makes use of animal skins, especially warm, thick furs. The Ainu community on Sakhalin, a large island directly north of Hokkaido, used salmon skin to make shoes known as cep’keri. Salmon skin is a very durable material; the skin is windproof and waterproof, and the scales provide traction on slippery ice. Cep’keri were often lined with dried grass for comfort and insulation.


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