Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Object/Artifact

West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Women's Frisbee Hat

Name/Title

Hat from Cuzco, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.37

Collection

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses

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

Siwa, Cuzco

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Muslin, Cotton, Cotton Ribbon, Yarn, Knit Cotton, Grass Frame

Material Notes

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

Color

Red, Black, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 106- Cuzco

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection