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Donor Name:
Ensign U S N John B. Bernadou  Search this
Length:
10 cm
21 cm
Width:
12 cm
Culture:
Not Given  Search this
Object Type:
Legging
Place:
Korea, Asia
Accession Date:
24 Feb 1886
Notes:
"Late 19th century. Red cotton. Each part of these tubular leggings has two strings attached to its diagonally cut upper end. The leggings are worn over a pair of baji (baggy trousers) to reduce bulkiness by tying the trouser legs below the knees and allowing then1 to hang over the socks. Color and size variations are determined by the wearer's age and the color of his outerrobe. Leggings were for full formal dress of upper-class men and young boys (Kim, 1988b: 526). Collected in Seoul. Ref: Hough Korean Catalog p. 447; Bernadou Field Notes 143" [from: "An Ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom: The J.B. Bernadou Korean Collection 1884-1885", Chang-su Cho Houchins, 2004, number 20]
Record Last Modified:
11 Mar 2024
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
016970
USNM Number:
E77074-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d768553-8f8e-4261-ac9e-8df2a64113a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8480118