Hat

NameHat

CultureTzotzil

Place madeHuistan, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

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

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

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