Nobleman's Hat (Geon; Banggeon)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Feb 1886
label: Collection Date
content: Feb. 23, 1886
name: label: Collector
content: Ensign U S N John B. Bernadou
label: Donor Name
content: Ensign U S N John B. Bernadou
notes: label: Notes
content: HORSEHAIR. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1891:PL 19, FIG 3.
label: Notes
content: "Late 19th century. Horsehair. This open-top square black cap, which tapers slightly toward the bottom, is made of woven black horsehair mesh. It was worn indoors by men of the aristocratic class (Kim, 1988b: 216).This hat is now missing from the collection. Bernadou Field Notes 9 "... worn by those of the literary class who have not yet passed examinations or held office; also allowed to anyone who passes the second grade in merit at literary or military examinations before holding office. The lower class of merchants and laborers, unless after such examination, cannot wear it." Collected in Seoul. Ref: Hough Korean Catalog pi. XIX, upper fig. 3; Bernadou Field Notes 9" [from: "An Ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom: The J.B. Bernadou Korean Collection 1884-1885", Chang-su Cho Houchins, 2004, number 68]
label: Record Last Modified
content: 13 Mar 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Seoul, South Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 016970
label: USNM Number
content: E77115-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hat
physicalDescription: label: Height
content: 19 cm
label: Width
content: 27 cm