Hat

Museum number:
3-27779
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030027779
Accession number:
Acc.3303
Description:
Hat; wide brim, high crown; strips of twill weave bands sewn together; trimmed with red wool cloth in right-angle cross design on top of brim; pendant feathers attached to yarn-wrapped pointed stick; top of crown adorned with red and blue wool tufts; rim diameter 38.9 cm; woven cotton chin strap. Twill weave, grass-like fiber; comm. wool cloth; wool yarn; stick; woven cotton band; feathers.
Donor:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection place:
San Sebastián del Oeste village, Jalisco state, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Jalisco; San Sebastian village; Huichol
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection date:
1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
diameter 40 centimeters and height 8 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Hat, accession number 3-27779, described as Hat; wide brim, high crown; strips of twill weave bands sewn together; trimmed with red wool cloth in right-angle cross design on top of brim; pendant feathers attached to yarn-wrapped pointed stick; top of crown adorned with red and blue wool tufts; rim diameter 38.9 cm; woven cotton chin strap. Twill weave, grass-like fiber; comm. wool cloth; wool yarn; stick; woven cotton band; feathers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Hat, accession number 3-27779, described as Hat; wide brim, high crown; strips of twill weave bands sewn together; trimmed with red wool cloth in right-angle cross design on top of brim; pendant feathers attached to yarn-wrapped pointed stick; top of crown adorned with red and blue wool tufts; rim diameter 38.9 cm; woven cotton chin strap. Twill weave, grass-like fiber; comm. wool cloth; wool yarn; stick; woven cotton band; feathers.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Hat, accession number 3-27779, described as Hat; wide brim, high crown; strips of twill weave bands sewn together; trimmed with red wool cloth in right-angle cross design on top of brim; pendant feathers attached to yarn-wrapped pointed stick; top of crown adorned with red and blue wool tufts; rim diameter 38.9 cm; woven cotton chin strap. Twill weave, grass-like fiber; comm. wool cloth; wool yarn; stick; woven cotton band; feathers.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 3-27779, described as Hat; wide brim, high crown; strips of twill weave bands sewn together; trimmed with red wool cloth in right-angle cross design on top of brim; pendant feathers attached to yarn-wrapped pointed stick; top of crown adorned with red and blue wool tufts; rim diameter 38.9 cm; woven cotton chin strap. Twill weave, grass-like fiber; comm. wool cloth; wool yarn; stick; woven cotton band; feathers.

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