Only a few old women in the outskirts of Pitumarca wear this diamond shaped hat. This woman wore her hat to the Qoyllur Riti festival in 2009. When I visited the countryside of Pitumarca I found only six elderly women who kept worn out hats that they wear occasionally.
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
Made/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Pitumarca, Canchis, Cuzco
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Central Andes
Continent
South America
Dimensions
Height
2 in
Width
9-1/2 in
Depth
2 in
Length
16 in
Diameter
23 in
Materials
Material
Felt, Ribbon, Thread, String, Cotton
Material Notes
Cr, S, Fe, Ca, Ti, Zn, Br, Cl, Cu, Mn, K
Color
Silver, Black, Blue, White, Yellow, Pink, Green, Red
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Morales, Edmundo, "Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: Tradition, Identity, and Symbolism", 2013
Notes
Page 104
Exhibition
Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection
