Hat from Potosi, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Bolivian Married Woman's Hat (Back left side): Orange, wide brimmed, long, colorful ribbons.
Bolivian Married Woman's Hat (Back left side)

Orange, wide brimmed, long, colorful ribbons.

Name/Title

Hat from Potosi, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.9

Description

Hat

Context

Worn by married women, hat has more ribbons than the man's hat, ribbons are also longer

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

Made/Created

Manufacturer

I.B.U.S.A. Ind. Nacional

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

* Untyped Cultural Region

Bolivia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Inside of brim

Language

Spanish

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

3 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Diameter

12-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Velvet, Ribbon, satin ribbon

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, working with Winterthur Museum, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Fe, Ca, Zn, S, K, Ti, Br, Cr, Pb

Color

Orange, Black, Purple, Green, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 57

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection