Woven wool hat. Hat is triangular in the body, with a scalloped hem and small half-circle ear flaps sewn to the sides. A long tube sits at top, with tassels and fringe in several colours at peak. Tube is decorated in horizontal zigzagging motifs in light tan, green, red and other colours, while body shows different motifs, small and circular, in orange, blue, purple, and divided by coloured lines, on a dark brown background.

• Narrative

  Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.

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• Type of Item hat
• Culture Quechua
• Material wool fibre, dye fibre
• Measurements height 56.0 cm, width 26.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Kate Gibson
• Received from Kate Gibson

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• Made in Cuzco

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• Creation Date before 1978
• Ownership Date before February 11, 2016
• Acquisition Date on February 11, 2016

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3151/0020