Hat from Imbabura, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Name/Title

Hat from Imbabura, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.24

Description

Cream-colored hardened felt hat with twisted hot pink yarn tied around the brim. At each end of the yarn there is a tassel made of the same hot pink yarn.

Context

Hat makers used flax seed glue as a bonding element, which gave the hat a yellowish brown color. Today, women and some men wear a replica of the traditional hat on special occasions.

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

Otavalo, Imbabura

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Width

15-1/2 in

Depth

4 in

Length

16 in

Diameter

36 cm

Material

Felt, Yarn, Flax Seed Glue

Color

beige, Pink

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