DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

hat

NameHat

Maker Jacingo Robles (born ca. 1956)

CultureHuichol

Date1991

Place madeNueva Colonia- Las Latas, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

MediumStraw, feathers, cotton, cardboard

Dimensions5 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (14 x 55.2 cm)

Credit LineIFAF

Object numberFA.1990.23.67

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DescriptionBroad-brimmed straw hat w/red and grn. cotton pom-poms glued on crown. Red vvelvet cloth tim glued to brim. Triangular wht. pcs. of cardboard stitched to edge of brim all around. Brn. and wht. feathers threaded w/grn. cord tied to crown.red, purple, yellow chin strap. This is a peyotero's hat. Con't