Ancient Korean Armor (Kabot)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 3 May 1887
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dr. George B. Goode
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Helmet, coat and wide girdle or belt. Purchased from Mrs. Sarah F. J. Goode, for $500. Illus. in USNM AR, 1891; Pl. 28, p. 480, also in USNM AR, 1893; figure 5; p. 644. [handwritten later note:] For description, cf. p. 645, "Cotton cloth ... " should be corrected to read: hemp cloth. Inscribed in black ink persons' names, possibly historical personalities, owners or makers: Kim Sok-Mun, on helmet; Cho Chung-Nim, on coat; Yi Ik-Su and Kim Chi-Min, on coat. Printed on coat front are Sanscrit dharani, and a group of talismanic, esoteric figures on the linings of the coat and several other parts of the belt and helmet. These figures are commonly used on Korean paper amulets. - CSH [Chang-su Houchins] 6-8-[19]84." Also on card are transcriptions, in Korean characters, of names on helmet, coat, and belt.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Korean
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 019010
label: USNM Number
content: E128344-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Armor