Once Upon a Time in Pyongyang

Rare images of Korea before the Kims.

BY MARYA HANNUN | APRIL 17, 2013

A man rides a donkey in front of a barren landscape and wears a traditional Korean hat called a gat. Typically made from horsehair and bamboo, these hats date from the Choson dynasty before the Japanese occupation and were traditionally worn to signify rank.

Courtesy of the Maryknoll Mission Archives

 

Marya Hannun is an editorial researcher with Foreign Policy.