Hat from Cajamarca, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Straw Farming Hat: Beige woven straw hat, tall with wide, curved brim.
Andean Straw Farming Hat

Beige woven straw hat, tall with wide, curved brim.

Name/Title

Hat from Cajamarca, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.47

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

6-3/8 in

Width

13 in

Depth

6 in

Length

15 in

Diameter

15 in

Circumference

44-1/16 in

Materials

Material

Straw

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 Fe

Color

beige

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Pg. 116

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection