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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lauragarnet, post: 190989, member: 105&quot;]Maybe a clue as to original use from this picture...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]53905[/ATTACH]Antique 19th C. Korean Horsehair Scholars Hat with Wooden Box (<a href="http://www.ebay.com/cln/betterwithhats/ethnic-hats/102952385018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/cln/betterwithhats/ethnic-hats/102952385018" rel="nofollow"><b>Dead link from this page on eBay.</b><font size="6"><b><font size="5"> Ethnic hats</font></b></font></a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/w6MAAOSwYIxYBX-9/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reproduction-Korean-Priest-Hat-Box-/252590770330?hash=item3acf95489a%3Ag%3Aw6MAAOSwYIxYBX-9&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpIjwmGJ7V5aILZ29Vf07wQR%252By8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reproduction-Korean-Priest-Hat-Box-/252590770330?hash=item3acf95489a%3Ag%3Aw6MAAOSwYIxYBX-9&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpIjwmGJ7V5aILZ29Vf07wQR%252By8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">Reproduction Korean Priest Hat Box</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reproduction-Korean-Priest-Hat-Box-/252590770330?hash=item3acf95489a%3Ag%3Aw6MAAOSwYIxYBX-9&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpIjwmGJ7V5aILZ29Vf07wQR%252By8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reproduction-Korean-Priest-Hat-Box-/252590770330?hash=item3acf95489a%3Ag%3Aw6MAAOSwYIxYBX-9&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpIjwmGJ7V5aILZ29Vf07wQR%252By8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">11&quot;Diam x 18.5&quot;H</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://d1lfxha3ugu3d4.cloudfront.net/images/opencollection/objects/size2/X923.2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121818" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121818" rel="nofollow">Official&#039;s Top Hat (Gat)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121818" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121818" rel="nofollow">DATES 19th century DYNASTY Joseon Dynasty </a></p><p><i>Official&#039;s Top Hat (Gat)</i>, 19th century. Lacquered horsehair mesh, silk, Brim: 2 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (5.5 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X923.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X923.2.jpg)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Korea-gat-01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gat_(hat)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gat_(hat)" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia: Gat (hat)</a> A gat is a type of Korean traditional hat worn by men along with hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) during the Joseon period. It is made from horsehair with a bamboo frame and is partly transparent in black color.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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