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A Study on Women's Daily Headdresses in the Joseon Dynasty

조선시대 여성의 일상용 머리쓰개에 관한 연구

  • Kang, Seo-Young (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Jiyeon (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
  • 강서영 (이화여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 김지연 (이화여자대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2015.07.08
  • Accepted : 2015.08.21
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

This article studied women's headdresses that appeared in the paintings of Joseon Dynasty. This examined the shapes of women's headdresses painted in genre paintings, record paintings and nectar ritual paintings from Joseon Dynasty and compared them to literatures and relics in order to analyze their types and characteristics. Headdress can be categorized into three types: (1) square cloth worn on the top of the head; (2) a kind of small cap; (3) Cloth that completely covers the head. The first type of headdress resembles the shape of Garima. In the early period of Joseon Dynasty, it was worn not only by Gisaeng, but also by both upper and lower class women. The second type of headdress includes a cap made by connecting several cloths, round cap, and cone-shaped cap. These two types are worn on top of the head. However, sometimes these were worn between the head and the chignon to fix the chignon. Also, these were used as hair accessories for decorative purposes. In particular, old women wore these headdresses and braided their white hair around them to fix the chignon. This way, the headdress not only kept the head warm, but also hid the old women's scanty hair. Headdress was usually made of black fabric and it was a simple hair accessory that replaced the wig. The third type of headdress was widely worn among lower class women. The cloth completely covered the head so that the hair would not fall when working. It also provided protection from cold and hot weather. According to paintings, there were many ways of wearing the cloth around the head.

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