Hat

29-142-29

From: Peru | Tacna Hills

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-142-29
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Tacna Hills
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Wool
Technique Woven
Description

Originally catalogued as "woven girdle for a baby." Actually it is the side of a quadrangular hat: the broken ends make a matching join. Netted: reef knot. Diamond pattern with four groups of vertical bars (the corners of the hat). Probably used in burying.

Height 13 cm
Credit Line Peru-Chile Expedition, Max Uhle, 1916-1917
Other Number 63 - Field No SF

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