Hat from Ancash, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Hat/ The blue ribbon indicates that the woman who owned this hat was married: Molded hardened felt with blue ribbon, cotton banding around brim, cotton stitching, dimpled top
Andean Hat/ The blue ribbon indicates that the woman who owned this hat was married

Molded hardened felt with blue ribbon, cotton banding around brim, cotton stitching, dimpled top

Name/Title

Hat from Ancash, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.48

Description

Hat

Context

Originally, men & women's hats, the color of the ribbon correlated to women's marital status, only widows observe the symbolism now; the ribbon color now coordinates with the clothing color

Collection

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses

Category

Clothing, Dress, Costume

Acquisition

Accession

2013.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hat and Headress Collection

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

* Untyped Cultural Region

Peru

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

5 in

Length

12 in

Diameter

6 in

Circumference

37-11/16 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Ribbon, Cotton

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson. (WCU Student) and the chemistry professor Dr. Voras, preformed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Ca Fe Zn S K Mn

Color

beige, Blue

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Morales, Edmundo, "Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: Tradition, Identity, and Symbolism", 2013

Notes

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