Hat from Tarija, Bolivia

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Hat with ribbon on brim and trim: Women like to wear this hat with short skirts and they were named "women with yellow legs" - page 59
Hat with ribbon on brim and trim

Women like to wear this hat with short skirts and they were named "women with yellow legs" - page 59

Name/Title

Hat from Tarija, Bolivia

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.11

Description

Hat

Context

Women like to wear this hat with short skirts and they were named "women with yellow legs" - page 59

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

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Sombreros Sucre

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Culture/Tribe

Tarija, Bolivia

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Depth

2-13/16 in

Length

11-1/2 in

Diameter

11-1/2 in

Circumference

34-9/16 in

Materials

Material

Felt, Ribbon

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: Ca Fe S A Cl Zn Cu Pb (potentially As)

Color

Yellow, Tan

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