Hat from Oruro, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean oval felt hat: Beige felt hat with thin black elastic tied around the base
Andean oval felt hat

Beige felt hat with thin black elastic tied around the base

Name/Title

Hat from Oruro, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.13

Description

Hat

Context

Traditional Men's hat in Uru-Chipays, Oruro

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

* Untyped Cultural Region

Bolivia

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

12 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Length

13-1/2 in

Diameter

13-1/2 in

Accessories

Accessory

Ribbon

Notes

Black elastic band around the base

Materials

Material

Felt

Material Notes

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

Color

beige

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 61

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection