Hat from Tungurahua, Ecuador

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Andean Hat/ Thickest and most expensive wool hat in the Andes: Light brown peasan hat made of wool
Andean Hat/ Thickest and most expensive wool hat in the Andes

Light brown peasan hat made of wool

Name/Title

Hat from Tungurahua, Ecuador

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.18

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

* Untyped Cultural Region

Ecuador

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

The brim of the hat

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

9 in

Length

10 in

Diameter

10 in

Circumference

29-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Crown of the hat

Height

4 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

8 in

Diameter

8 in

Circumference

22-13/16 in

Materials

Material

Wool, String

Material Notes

Summer 2023 Sadie Patterson (WCU student) and chemistry professor Dr. Voras, performed XRF and FTIR spectroscopy on the entire collection. Results: CaFeZn

Color

beige, Blue