Hat from Potosi, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Potosi Hat: Hardend white felt with a black ribbon trim.
Andean Potosi Hat

Hardend white felt with a black ribbon trim.

Name/Title

Hat from Potosi, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.5

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

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

* Untyped Cultural Region

Uncia, Potosi

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Length

13 in

Diameter

7 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Ribbon, Thread

Material Notes

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

Color

White, Black

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 54- Potosi

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection