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Hat, pile, four-pointed
Object Number 42-12-30/3310
Display Title Hat, pile, four-pointed
Descriptions
Object Description Huari-style 4-pointed cap, square-knotted tan cotton (z-2s) w/cut camelid pile caught on each knot. Two opposing sides have large figures (? pile mostly missing). Alternate sides have verical design bands bordering blue-green rectangle. Points (4 cm.) at each corner also square-knotted w/pile (2 points missing). Crown: looping blue-green cotton (z-2s). Pile: red, light & dark green, gold, black, white. Each side separately knotted, fabric seamed w/green camelid (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven hat, 4-pointed, square-knotted tan cotton, 2 opposing sides have
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Tiahuanaco?
  • Huari?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 11.5 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3310
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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