Hat from Puno, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Woman’s Andean original hat: Woman's original hat with molded black muslin and orange, pink, and yellow felt, tan cloth, multicolored floral embroidery, pink and yellow woven chin strap. Four Cornered style from the pre-Columbian era, making it “original.”
Woman’s Andean original hat

Woman's original hat with molded black muslin and orange, pink, and yellow felt, tan cloth, multicolored floral embroidery, pink and yellow woven chin strap. Four Cornered style from the pre-Columbian era, making it “original.”

Name/Title

Hat from Puno, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.46

Description

Hat

Context

In communities of Coata and Huata in the Peninsula of Capachica on the Late Titicaca, some women still wear this hat as a symbol of identity. Old, original hats hats do not have two round tassels affixed on either side of the brim.

Collection

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses

Acquisition

Accession

2013.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Edmundo Morales Indigenous Andean Hat and Headress Collection

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Capachica, Puna

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Region

Central Andes

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

17 in

Length

16 in

Materials

Material

Muslin, Thread, Felt

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and professor Dr. Voras, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Ca Fe Zn Mn S Ti K Br Ni Cu Cl

Color

Black, White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Lime, Green, Magenta, Purple, Lavendar, Chartreuse, Blue, Teal, Pink, Tan, Brown

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 115

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection