Hat

Museum number:
16-20284
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Alternate number:
MVC-0291 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Hat; knitted in the round, cone shape, 41 cm x 21.5 cm(widest) including ear flaps 8.5 x 5 cm (small tassel at top 8 cm); pink and red with bands of green and purple, designs of birds and geometric patterns in yellow, purple, cream, green; scallops (pica pica) edge.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Peru
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Synthetic and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
man’s garment (sometimes used under other hats)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
length 41 centimeters and width 21.5 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: 1 ear flap slightly raveling
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 16-20284, described as Hat; knitted in the round, cone shape, 41 cm x 21.5 cm(widest) including ear flaps 8.5 x 5 cm (small tassel at top 8 cm); pink and red with bands of green and purple, designs of birds and geometric patterns in yellow, purple, cream, green; scallops (pica pica) edge.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 16-20284, described as Hat; knitted in the round, cone shape, 41 cm x 21.5 cm(widest) including ear flaps 8.5 x 5 cm (small tassel at top 8 cm); pink and red with bands of green and purple, designs of birds and geometric patterns in yellow, purple, cream, green; scallops (pica pica) edge.

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