Hat from Imbabura, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Ecuadorian Men's Hat: Beige, wide-brimmed, sloped with pink twisted ribbon
Ecuadorian Men's Hat

Beige, wide-brimmed, sloped with pink twisted ribbon

Name/Title

Hat from Imbabura, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.22

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

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

16 in

Depth

5 in

Length

19 in

Diameter

19 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Ribbon

Material Notes

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

Color

beige, Pink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 79

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection