- Gat (hat)
Infobox Korean name
hangul=갓
rr=gat
mr=kat
A "gat" is a type ofKorea n traditionalhat worn by men along with "hanbok " (Korean traditional clothing) during theJoseon Dynasty . It is made fromhorsehair , with abamboo frame, and is partly transparent in black color.Most "gat" are cylindrical in shape, with a wide
brim , on a bamboo frame. Only married and middle class men during the late 19th century could wear "gat", which represented their social status and protected theirtopknot s (which were called "sangtu", 상투).Under the
Joseon Dynasty , black "gat" ("heukrip", 흑립) were restricted to men who had passed the "gwageo " examination. Commoners wore a variant called "paeraengi" (패랭이) which was woven from grass.Fact|date=February 2007Artisans who make "gat" are called "gatiljang" (갓일장) in Korean.
ee also
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Hanbok
*Korean culture
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*ko icon [http://culturedic.daum.net/dictionary_content.asp?Dictionary_Id=10006001&mode=title&query=%3Cb%3E%B0%AB%3C%2Fb%3E&dircode=0 Information about "gat"] from [http://culturedic.daum.net/ Daum 문화원형 백과사전]
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*ko icon [http://bgs.hs.kr/dapsa/kyungnam/21-god.htm Information about "gat"]
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*ko icon [http://www.jtg.co.kr/jejustory/0411/0411_02.htm Information about "gat"]
*ko icon [http://blog.ohmynews.com/rufdml/126513 History about "gat"]
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