Hat from Canar, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean oval wool hat: Hat the shape of a gourd. Worn until the 1960's
Andean oval wool hat

Hat the shape of a gourd. Worn until the 1960's

Name/Title

Hat from Canar, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.17

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

Ecuador

Dimensions

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

8-13/16 in

Depth

2-7/8 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Diameter

9-1/2 in

Accessories

Accessory

Ribbon

Notes

Gold string tied around the base

Materials

Material

Felt, Elastic

Material Notes

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

Color

beige, Blue, Gold

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 74

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection