Korean women
- Title:
- Korean women
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Country:
- South Korea
United States - ID Number:
- 1260.74.09.04
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.74.09.04.tif
- Work Type:
- Ephemera
Postcards - Subject:
- Costume
Labor
Working class
Women
Cloaks - Measurement:
- 9 x 14 (centimeters)
- Description:
- Korean women from the lower class of old Korea wear cloaks over their heads during an outing. The cloak is called essugae chimae or 'changot' which is a coat-style veil. Originally the 'changot' was everyday wear for both kings and commoners. Since the time of King Sejo (1455-1468), however, women began to wear the robe, and it then evolved as a veil for women only. The inner and outer collars were symmetrical in shape, while the neckline and sleeve-ends were trimmed with a wide, white bias. The collar, ties and armpits were purple. Two of the women depicted here carry a bundle of goods on their head. Source: Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 124.
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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