Manggeon

Manggeon
Except one man wearing blue clothing, all men show their manggeon on the head.
Korean name
Hangul	망건
Hanja	網巾
Revised Romanization	manggeon
McCune–Reischauer	mangkŏn

Manggeon is a kind of traditional Korean headband worn by men to hold their hair in place in the sangtu (상투, topknot). It is usually made of dyed horsehair. Artisans who specialize in making manggeon are called manggeonjang (망건장).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

See also

• Gat
• Tanggeon
• Jeongjagwan
• Hanbok

References

1. ^ "Important Intangible Cultural Properties 66". Cultural Heritage Administration. http://www.ocp.go.kr:9000/ne_dasencgi/full.cgi?v_kw_str=&v_db_query=A4%3A39&v_db=2&v_doc_no=00003036&v_dblist=2&v_start_num=41&v_disp_type=4. 
2. ^ http://www.korea.net/kois/magazine/pictorialKoreaView.asp?Html_no=179
3. ^ "망건 (網巾)" (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=263357&v=43. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
4. ^ "망건장 (網巾匠)" (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=266429&v=45. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
5. ^ "망건 (網巾)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=60239&contentno=60239. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
6. ^ "망건장 (網巾匠)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=60241&contentno=60241. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 

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