Manggeon
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Manggeon is a kind of traditional Korea
n 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).
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n headband
Headband
A headband is a clothing accessory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes. Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or metal...
worn by men to hold their hair in place in the sangtu (상투, topknot). It is usually made of dyed horsehair
Horsehair
Horsehair is the long, coarse hair growing on the manes and tails of horses. It is used for various purposes, including upholstery, brushes, the bows of musical instruments, a hard-wearing fabric called haircloth, and for horsehair plaster, a wallcovering material formerly used in the construction...
. Artisans who specialize in making manggeon are called manggeonjang (망건장).