Hat from Arequipa, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

The iconography of the hat shows the flora and fauna, represented by the sea star, symbolically connected to the Incas.: Embroidered Hat; Black, wide brimmed hat with white, blue, yellow, red, and green-sewn threads.
The iconography of the hat shows the flora and fauna, represented by the sea star, symbolically connected to the Incas.

Embroidered Hat; Black, wide brimmed hat with white, blue, yellow, red, and green-sewn threads.

Name/Title

Hat from Arequipa, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.27

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

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

A. Castillot

Notes

There are more inscriptions in the hat, but they are illegible.

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

12 in

Length

14-1/2 in

Diameter

13 in

Materials

Material

Cotton, Leather

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU Student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Br, Fe, S, Ca, Ti, Cu, Zn, K, Cr, Cl.

Color

Black, Blue, Green, White, Red, Yellow

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