Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Porter's Hat: Circular beige, thin brimmed, red and black chin strap, colored ribbon
Andean Porter's Hat

Circular beige, thin brimmed, red and black chin strap, colored ribbon

Name/Title

Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.39

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

3-1/4 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Length

11-1/4 in

Diameter

11-1/4 in

Circumference

35-5/16 in

Accessories

Accessory

Ribbon, Strap

Materials

Material

Muslin, Cotton, Yarn

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: Fe, Zn, Ca, S, K, Ti, Mn,

Color

beige, Red, Purple, Orange, Blue, Brown

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Pg. 108

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection