Hat from Tarata, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Variations of this hat are still popular, found only in costume stores. The old lady who owned this hate claimed to have had it for over 40 years.

Variations of this hat are still popular, found only in costume stores. The old lady who owned this hate claimed to have had it for over 40 years.

Name/Title

Hat from Tarata, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.6

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

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Tag under the top of the crown is very worn and ineligible.

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

11-3/4 in

Diameter

12 in

Material

Zn, Ti, Ca, Linen, Straw, Paint

Color

White, Blue, Black, Brown, Red

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