Pants Item Number: 3171/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Man’s dark blue pants, made of satin fabric with imprinted floral emblems. Pants are wide through the thighs, narrowing toward the ankles where two fabric buttons gather the material into a large pleat on the outer side of each leg. At top the wide waistband has three belt loops at the back that hold a belt made of the same fabric as the pants. Garment is fully lined with a dark blue material.

Narrative

Donated by the Korean consul, to represent a man's traditional costume of pants, shirt and vest (3171/1-3). A woman's complete traditional costume was part of the same donation: under garments, skirt, jacket, socks, shoes and norigae ornament (3171/4-10).