KOREAN COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 449 



Cotton bag (Sain-simg-ju-inii-ni). Yellowish cotton stuff liued with 

 blue cloth ; folded at mouth aud supplied with a greeu silk string. 



Leiigtli, 6 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77023 



Collectefl by Ensign J. R. Hernadou, U. S. Navy. 



Worn under the outer garment and used as a purse or pocket. 



women's costumes. 



Quilted .jacket (Nou-pi-tio-kou-ri). Orange silk faced with purple, 

 lined with fine cotton clotli and quilted with thin layer of silk wool. 

 Worn by women in the spring. 



Leugth, 8 inclies; waist, 1.5 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77107 



Collected by Eusign J. B. Bernadon, U. S. Navy. 



Short jacket (Tjok-sam). Fine grass cloth (mosi). Buttoned at 

 the neck with knot and loop. 



Length, 8i inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77108 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadon, U. S. Navy. 



The lower class of women in Korea usually leave the breasts uncovered. 

 This form of dress is said to have been devised to facilitate child uursiug. (See 

 PI. VI.) 



Wai^t band (Ho-ri-theui). Wide band of white cotton; lined. Two 

 tying strings. 



Length, 37^ inches; widtli, OA inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77103 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadon, U. S. Navy. 



The girdle holds up tlie inner drawers and supports the strings of the other 

 garments. 



Outer drawers (Ko-tang-i). Muslin; gathered at Avaist. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77100 



Collected l>y Ensign ,T. B. Beruadou, U. S. Navy. 



Every Korean lady wears not less than four liody garments. 



Outer drawers (Tan-sok-kot). Coarse grass cloth (mosi) made from 

 nettle fiber. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77101 



Collected l)y Ensign J. B. Bernadon, U. S. Navy. 



Inner drawers (Soksok-kot). Bleached cotton ; divided skirt type, 

 having a division in the hem cutting the garment into two very 

 wide portions. Tying strings on the left side. 



Waist, 32 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77102 



C(dlected by Eusign J. B. Bernadon, IT. S. Navy. 



Dress skirt (Mo-si-tch'-ima). Azure linen stuff; eight bread tlis 

 gathered at the waistband. Open like an apron; hem turned up 

 and pasted. Tying strings, white. 



W list, 33 inches. 



S-onl. Korea, 1885. 7710-i 



SM 91, FT 2 29 



