Hat from Loja, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Ecuadorean Hat used for Funerals: Brimmed hat with a hard white top with black and white pattern on underbrim. The hat brim is thicker than usual.
Andean Ecuadorean Hat used for Funerals

Brimmed hat with a hard white top with black and white pattern on underbrim. The hat brim is thicker than usual.

Name/Title

Hat from Loja, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.19

Description

Hat

Context

Saraguro men and women would dress in black and white and would wear brim hats with black stains. According to oral history they would dress in black to mourn the death of the last Inca Atahualpa. (pg. 76)

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

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

* Untyped Cultural Region

Ecuador

Dimensions

Height

4-5/8 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Depth

3-3/4 in

Length

15 in

Diameter

15 in

Circumference

44-13/16 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Plastic, Paper Mache

Material Notes

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

Color

White, Black, Brown

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