Hat

About this object

Narrative

Purchased in Cuzco, June 1978, from the Indian market. Hat was made in Ccatcca, a town southeast of Cuzco.

Cultural context

Worn by men.

Physical description

Knitted, wool hat, conical in shape with two triangular earflaps. The body of the hat is detailed with a geometric patterns of stripes, checkers and rectangles in pink, orange, green, purple, blue and white.