Hat Item Number: Sf1004 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A felted beige hat with a large crown and small flat brim. White commercial cloth used as a headband and an edging which is stitched to the brim. The felt is thick and rigid and the surface is smooth.
History Of Use
White sombreros are worn for some fiestas, like Pentecost. They are also worn by grooms on the first and second day of the wedding and by brides on the second day only. Black sombreros with a shallow flat crown and wider brim are worn by elected officials. Otherwise, headgear consists of knitted caps or head cloths. Few families own hats so they are frequently borrowed from relatives or godparents for the particular occasion. A red woven hat band is added to this hat for some occasions.
Specific Techniques
Felted sheep's wool, shaped over hat form. Brim edging of commercial cotton cloth is machine stitched on. Hat band of same material is hand stitched on.
Cultural Context
weddings; fiestas
Narrative
Bought from Francisco Marca Quispe who owned a second smaller hat of the same type which is worn by women. These hats are made in Puno and were brought to Taquile by Francisco Huatta Huatta, the brother-in-law of the Francisco, the owner. The pair of hats have been used in many weddings including Francisco Marca's wedding in 1978 and most recently in the wedding of Domingo Quispe Cruz and Elena Quispe Flores. Francisco Marca and his wife were padrinos or godparents for this wedding and so lent many textiles to the bride and groom. Francisco also wore this hat himself for the June fiesta of Pentecost.
Item History
- Made in Taquile, Puno, Peru during 1977
- Collected by Mary Frame during 1987
- Owned by Francisco Huatta Huatta and Francisco Marca Quispe
- Owned by Mary Frame before November 3, 1987
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on November 3, 1987
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- Sf1004
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- wool fibre and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- felted, formed and stitched
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 33.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Francisco Huatta Huatta, Francisco Marca Quispe and Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1977
- Collection Date
- during 1987
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1274/0038