Object Details
- Donor Name
- Dr. George B. Goode
- From card: "Helmet, coat and wide girdle or belt. Purchased from Mrs. Sarah F. J. Goode, for $500. Illus. in USNM AR, 1891; Pl. 28, p. 480, also in USNM AR, 1893; figure 5; p. 644. [handwritten later note:] For description, cf. p. 645, "Cotton cloth ... " should be corrected to read: hemp cloth. Inscribed in black ink persons' names, possibly historical personalities, owners or makers: Kim Sok-Mun, on helmet; Cho Chung-Nim, on coat; Yi Ik-Su and Kim Chi-Min, on coat. Printed on coat front are Sanscrit dharani, and a group of talismanic, esoteric figures on the linings of the coat and several other parts of the belt and helmet. These figures are commonly used on Korean paper amulets. - CSH [Chang-su Houchins] 6-8-[19]84." Also on card are transcriptions, in Korean characters, of names on helmet, coat, and belt.
- Record Last Modified
- 1 Dec 2022
- Specimen Count
- 3
- Culture
- Korean
- Accession Date
- 3 May 1887
- Accession Number
- 019010
- USNM Number
- E128344-0
- Object Type
- Armor
- Place
- Korea, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8334972
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dbd13ca3-e515-4dca-b8e8-c7da635da352
