Headscarf from Puno, Peru

Object/Artifact

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West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

The owner of the islands designed this headdress after the Moorish Veil.

The owner of the islands designed this headdress after the Moorish Veil.

Name/Title

Headscarf from Puno, Peru

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.45

Description

A 2.0 x 0.8 meterl back headscarf with multicolored floral embroidery at either end of the fabric. There are multicolored stitches at the ges of the fabric to secure the fabric edges. These stitches become black in the middle section of the piece.

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

Dimensions

Width

27 in

Length

43 in

Materials

Material

Wool

Material Notes

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

Color

Pink, Red, Blue, light blue, Black, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Lavendar, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Notes

Pg.114

Exhibition

Indigenous Andean Hats and Headdresses: The Edmundo Morales Collection