Hat from Chimborazo, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Hat/ Womens Hat from San Andes or San Juan area: White felt hat with long black ribbon
Andean Hat/ Womens Hat from San Andes or San Juan area

White felt hat with long black ribbon

Name/Title

Hat from Chimborazo, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.21

Description

Womens Hat

Context

Distinct to the women of San Andres and San Juan

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

* Untyped Cultural Region

Colombia

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Ribbon

Length

29-1/2 in

Dimension Description

The brim

Width

8-3/4 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Diameter

9-3/4 in

Circumference

29 in

Dimension Description

The crown

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Diameter

6-3/4 in

Circumference

20 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Ribbon, Thread

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: FeBrCaTiKPbCrCu

Color

Black, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

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