Hat plaited from straw. Elaborate pattern in black shows on exterior only. Band of patterned woollen textile in orange, green, black and pink surrounds crown.

Collection type: Object
Description: Hat plaited from straw. Elaborate pattern in black shows on exterior only. Band of patterned woollen textile in orange, green, black and pink surrounds crown.
Geographical reference: Colombia
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Colombia; Sierra de Macuira Nazarel Area
Cultural groups: Wayú
Person: Field collector Marianne Schrimpff; PRM source Marianne Schrimpff
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: 1965
Acquisition information: Donated: 1984
Materials and processes: Material Straw Fibre Plant, Material Wool Textile Animal, Process Twill Plaited, Process Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Height 120 mm, Diameter 390 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1984.15.3
Associated publications: Illustrated in black and white as figure 131 on page 114 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘Colombia, Sierra de Macuira, Nazarel area, Guajiro. Twill plaited hat of muluh straw with pattern in black. Hatband of woollen braid. This kind of hat is usually worn by women. K: 120 mm; dia: 390 mm. Collected by Marianne Cardale Schrimpff, 1965. 1984.15.3’ [MJD 18/01/2013]

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