Pile Cap

Name/Title

Pile Cap

Entry/Object ID

1984.14.19

Description

Fiber, alpaca. Four pointed pile woven cap with face and geometric motifs.  Colors include red, yellow, green, and black.  Patch added and top reattached.

Collection

May Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1984.14

Source or Donor

Mike D. May, David C. May

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mike D. and David C. May

Ethnography

Notes

Huari culture

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Notes

old Purdue number X 972

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Diameter

6 in

Circumference

18-7/8 in

Material

Alpaca

Color

Blue, Green, Tan, Red, Maroon, Brown, Navy

Exhibition

Shrouds, Masks, And The Floating World: Selections From The Permanent Collection (2009)