Hat Item Number: Ni32 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hat made of thirty-one black feathers attached to string by folding the base of the quill and creating a loop for the string. The folded portion is wrapped with yellow and purple yarn. String of feathers fits over crown of hat (Ni32 a).
History Of Use
Hats are part of everyday wear and are usually made of palm fiber, decorated with macaw and/or hawk feathers; can be decorated more elaborately to suit the occasion. Hats have now become part of the tourist art trade.
Cultural Context
contemporary; tourist art; ritual
Narrative
The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.
Item History
- Made in Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico before 1980
- Collected during January 1980
- Owned by Cicuri Shop
- Owned by Ralph Maud before February 1, 1982
- Received from Ralph Maud (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 1, 1982
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- Ni32 b
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- dye, synthetic fibre and feather
- Manufacturing Technique
- dried, tied, strung, stitched, woven, machine plied, machine spun, machine dyed, braided and split
- Overall
- height 46.7 cm, width 47.2 cm, depth 4.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Huichol
- Previous Owner
- Cicuri Shop and Ralph Maud
- Received from
- Ralph Maud (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Collection Date
- during January 1980
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 93
- Accession Number
- 0774/0018 b