Quilt depicting village of Dokabi, Korean trolls

Description:	The village on the top of this sleeping childs quilt is the land of Dokabi, Korean trolls. Whimsical and mischievous, Dokabi can be identified by the horns on the tops of their heads. The village is complete with a centralized water well, a train track, a river with a bridge, three hills representing the seasons, houses, trees, flowers and of course, Dokabi! The Dokabi are acting out stories of traditional Korean folklore. Look at the Dokabi in the river. Because of his greed, he has stolen the wish-giving millstone. He went to the river and asked it to make some salt. But, oh no, he never learned how to make it stop! He and the millstone sank to the bottom of the river where the millstone continues to make salt to this day. That is why the sea is salty! There are many more stories like this one throughout the Dokabi village on the quilt. Artist Jayoung Cho is originally from Korea. She created this quilt for her masters thesis project at the University of Arizona. It reflects both her Korean heritage and her experiences living in America.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1522
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Quilts -- Korea Quiltmakers -- Korea Folklore -- Korea

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