A bamboo wife is a bolster (pillow) made from a woven bamboo cylinder that may be as large as the size of the human body. It goes by names such as (Chinese: 竹夫人; pinyin: zhúfūrén; Cantonese Yale: jūkfūyàhn; Vietnamese: trúc phu nhân; Korean: 죽부인, jukbuin; Japanese: chikufujin), also known as a Dutch wife, in Tagalog as kawil (fish hook or chain); in Burmese as ဖက်လုံး (hpaat lone) and in Indonesian as guling.
Bamboo wives are typically hand-woven from thinly-cut bamboo cane.[1]
^Michelle Kang (28 June 2012). "Bamboo wives, Italy towels and other mysteries". Korea JoongAng Daily (in association with The New York Times). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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