Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Stylish: Molded base, red exterior with white ribbon, red fringe, red, blue, yellow, silver, pink and green accents, attached chin strap, fringe.
Stylish

Molded base, red exterior with white ribbon, red fringe, red, blue, yellow, silver, pink and green accents, attached chin strap, fringe.

Name/Title

Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.42

Description

Hat

Context

The hat is in the book saying that it is from Chumbivilicas, Cuzco. Most women is Cuzco wear the same colorful style of hats. The most common colors are pink, brown, red and green. (Pg. 111)

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

Made/Created

Place

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Chumbivilcas, Cuzco

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Diameter

13 in

Dimension Notes

(width is the width of brim)

Materials

Material

Wool Felt, Cotton Ribbon, Embroidery Thread

Material Notes

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

Color

Pink, beige, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection