Hat from Apimurac, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Name/Title

Hat from Apimurac, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.43

Description

White hardened felt with black ribbon

Context

All rural residents, regardless of their age or gender, wear this small white hat with a black ribbon tied or sewn on the bottom of the cup, but some people wear it with the brim down.

Collection

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses

Acquisition

Accession

2013.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hat and Headress Collection

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Challuahuacho, Apurimac

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Width

11 in

Depth

4 in

Length

11-1/2 in

Material

Felt, Woven Cotton Ribbon, Thread

Color

White, Black

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection