Hat from Tarabuco, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Unmarried man/woman's hat: Black cylindrical headdress with white edging, flap that rests on nape of the neck, pink/orange/white/black tasseled pom pom, white beaded tassels with green/yellow/red accents, pattern beaded along front using silver, green, yellow gold/red sequins and white/green/yellow/red/pink seed beads and a holographic sequin star with a single orange seed bead sewn into the center, design on side resembling a tree created using pink/green/gold/silver sequins and white seed beads.
Unmarried man/woman's hat

Black cylindrical headdress with white edging, flap that rests on nape of the neck, pink/orange/white/black tasseled pom pom, white beaded tassels with green/yellow/red accents, pattern beaded along front using silver, green, yellow gold/red sequins and white/green/yellow/red/pink seed beads and a holographic sequin star with a single orange seed bead sewn into the center, design on side resembling a tree created using pink/green/gold/silver sequins and white seed beads.

Name/Title

Hat from Tarabuco, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.3

Description

Hat

Context

From "Indigenous Andean Hats and Headresses" by Edmundo Morales: "Tarabuco, Chuquisaca. Unmarried men and women wear a hat similar to those that Spanish soldiers wore during the war of independence, consisting of a narrow cylindrical fabric with figures of birds, flowers, and bead designs. This hat resembles a marching band hat, but has a flap that rests on the nape, symbolizing "immaturity or not fully developed" (hoccoyllo, tadpole in Quechua). Not too long ago for young women it also symbolized virginity." (p. 52)

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

Tarabuco, Chuquisaca

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Length

7 in

Diameter

7 in

Materials

Material

Beads, Cotton thread, Cloth, Synthetic, plastic sequins

Material Notes

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Page 52

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection