Hat Item Number: Sf479 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Knitted, wool hat, conical in shape with two triangular earflaps. The body of the hat is detailed with a geometric patterns of stripes, checkers and rectangles in pink, orange, green, purple, blue and white.

Cultural Context

Worn by men.

Narrative

Purchased in Cuzco, June 1978, from the Indian market. Hat was made in Ccatcca, a town southeast of Cuzco.