Hat from Tarabuco, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Bolivian Married Woman's Hat: Leather framed four-cornered hat wrapped with an unknown material of bright colors and thin ribbons.
Andean Bolivian Married Woman's Hat

Leather framed four-cornered hat wrapped with an unknown material of bright colors and thin ribbons.

Name/Title

Hat from Tarabuco, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.2

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

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Bolivia

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

12 in

Depth

3-3/4 in

Length

13 in

Diameter

13 in

Circumference

39-1/4 in

Accessories

Accessory

Tassel

Materials

Material

Beads, Yarn, Thread, Ribbon, Leather, Sequins, Foil, Coins

Material Notes

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

Color

Pink, Yellow, Red, Green, Gold, Silver, Blue

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection