DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Hat
NameHat
CultureTzotzil
Place madeHuistan, Chiapas, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
Mediumstraw, wool, leather
Dimensions15 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (39.5 x 5.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1971.71.53
DescriptionBrim is flat and wide, and of a double layer of plaited straw. The narrow plaits are stitched together with cord all the way around the brim. This continues in order to form the crown of the hat, which is quite small in diameter. Measurements are DIAM x depth
1855
c. 1960
late 19th century
1960s-1980s