Hat from Chimborazo, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Ecuadorian Women's Hat: White hat, red and yellow ribbon, white band, wide-brimmed
Ecuadorian Women's Hat

White hat, red and yellow ribbon, white band, wide-brimmed

Name/Title

Hat from Chimborazo, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.20

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

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

12-1/4 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Length

13-3/4 in

Diameter

13-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Thread, Ribbon

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:

Color

White, Red, Yellow, Silver

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 77

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection