Hat Item Number: 3151/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Woven wool hat. Hat is triangular in shape with a pink tassel at peak. Hem is scalloped and raised to a point in front and back, with translucent buttons attached as decoration. Pink tassels hang from lower points of hem along with a braid of wool and two woven ribbons edged with small white glass beads. Hat is heavily patterned, with ‘X’ shapes, colour blocks, and squares in colours of red, orange, pink, grey, purple and green.

Narrative

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