Sombrero

NameHat

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970

Place madeCalcha, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

MediumWool, silk or polyester, cotton, leather, plastic, synthetic fibers

Dimensions11 7/16 × 3 15/16 in. (29 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.40

Object numberA.2010.26.40

DescriptionOrange, felted wool hat with orange grosgrain ribbon around brim edge. Another grosgrain ribbon surrounds crown at brim with white plastic crimper where ribbon ends are joined. Above the ribbon is a woven, patterned band of cotton, wool and synthetic yarn in brown, white and red ending in cotton tassels tied with red/blue yarn. A thin leather hat band and plastic decoration are attached on inside crown and a green silky tie hangs from each side of inside crown.