Hencoop

Eori is a hencoop used for housing chicks, and was also called jongduri, dalgugari, gari, dalgueokkari, dakjang or dakjip. The shape and material used varied by region. There were two common shapes of eori: a dome-shaped eori without the floor, which was put on the ground to keep chicks in; and a cylindrical eori with a door at the center, allowing chicks to come in and out of the hencoop. The hencoop shown here is an oval-shaped, bottomless dome that resembles an upturned rice bowl, which was laid over animals to keep them in. The bottom was usually wider than the upper part. In Gyeongsang and Jeolla Provinces, eori was made to be round and slim. Generally, it was woven loosely out of bamboo or bush clover. As for eori with a door, two wooden sticks fixed inside the hencoop served as a perch, and a rectangular door was made at the center. A bamboo branch tied with straw straddled the door, serving as a step for chickens to come in and out of the hencoop easily. This type of eori was usually used for keeping hens in, and was hung on the wall below angle rafters of servants’ quarters or sheds.