Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Town Women's Hat: Women used plants they collect to dye alpaca wool. Women were seen wearing this hat in several villages, especially in artisan shops.
Town Women's Hat

Women used plants they collect to dye alpaca wool. Women were seen wearing this hat in several villages, especially in artisan shops.

Name/Title

Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.36

Description

Cuzco 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

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

11-5/8 in

Diameter

14 in

Material

Wool, Cotton, Elastic, Plastic, String, Cr, Fe, Ca, S, Ti, Cl, K, Br, Zn, Mn, Cu

Color

Black, Blue, Green, Gold, Red, White, Yellow, Pink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

P. 105