Hat from Arequipa, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Peruvian womens hat: White wide brim hat with blue, gold, and white lace with sequins
Peruvian womens hat

White wide brim hat with blue, gold, and white lace with sequins

Name/Title

Hat from Arequipa, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.50

Description

Hat

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

3-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Length

12-3/4 in

Diameter

12-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Straw, Ribbon, Lace, Sequins, String

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, working with Winterthur Museum, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Zn, Ba, S, Ca, Sr, Fe, K, Ti, Cl, Br, Cr

Color

White, Blue, Gold, Silver

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 98

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection