| Bokgeon | |
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Bokgeon worn by Heungseon Daewongun of Joseon Dynasty. |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 복건 |
| Hanja | 幅巾 |
| Revised Romanization | bokgeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | pokkŏn |
Bokgeon is a type of gwanmo (관모), traditional Korean headgear made from a black fabric. Although it had been worn by a few Confucian scholars until the late Joseon period, it later became a decorative headgear for baby boys' dol which is a way of celebrating the birthday of a one-year-old baby. [1][2]