Hat Item Number: Sa250 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hat, or cap, composed of a blue woven cotton rectangle with nine rows of two-faced supplementary weft brocaded animals and birds in white, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and yellow: four rows of three birds with ovals, two rows of four cats with a geometric design at the end, and three rows of three double quadrupeds. One end is undecorated and one side appears to have been somewhat gathered. A few stitches remain.
History Of Use
Baby's caps are used as protection from the sun, insects and stranger's eyes, and may be the only visible part of an infant budled in his or her mother's tzute. Usually woven on back strap looms and decorated with local designs. This cap has had the gathers removed.
Cultural Context
worn by an infant
Item History
- Made in San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 5, 1977
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- Sa250
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and brocaded
- Overall
- height 20.5 cm, width 48.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0404/0004 d