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Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0338   CAS 0514-0338; Hair tie
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hair tie
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Maria Tapara
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Handspun alpaca wool yarn
Description Hair tie for a woman's braided hair, in form of a long narrow band woven of 10 strands in an oblique interlacing technique; Each end terminates in a single tassel made from doubled yarns woven into the braid and wrapped at their bases; The single tassel supports three similar tassels below it, and each of them also support another tassel, for a total of 7 tassels; Braided strand and all tassels are black; According to Teodora Mamani, her grandmother (Maria Tapari, who was nearly 100 in 1978) made this hair tie when she was a young girl) and this style of hair tie was no longer in use (in 1978) in Macusani.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 156.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0579-0013   CAS 0579-0013; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Ecuador
State/Prov./Dist. Loja
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Saraguro
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Felted wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.5, Max Diam = 40.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0574-0073   CAS 0574-0073; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Cuzco
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercial wool; Flannel; Thread; Hand woven wool ties
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.8, Max Diam = 34.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0579-0015   CAS 0579-0015; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Canari
Global Region South America
Country Ecuador
State/Prov./Dist. Cañar (Canar)
County
Other Geographic Data City: Cañar (Canar)?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Felted wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 28.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0280-0057   CAS 0280-0057; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wool; Cotton; Straw
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.8, Width = 56.8, Length = 38.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0280-0058   CAS 0280-0058; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Cuzco
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Pisac
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wool; Cotton; Straw
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 45.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0280-0059   CAS 0280-0059; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Cuzco
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Pisac
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wool; Cotton; Straw
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 36.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0046   CAS 0514-0046; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool; Cotton; Rayon and/or silk; Synthetic (?) fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Max Diam = 24.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0048   CAS 0514-0048; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool; Cotton; Rayon and/or silk; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.1, Width = 26.5, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0049   CAS 0514-0049; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool; Cotton; Rayon and/or silk; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Width = 26.0, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0054   CAS 0514-0054; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Local specialist in Nunoa
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool; Cotton; Silk (?); Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.1, Width = 26.0, Length = 35.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0051   CAS 0514-0051; Hat (woman's)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat (woman's)
Culture Highland Aymara
Global Region South America
Country Bolivia
State/Prov./Dist. La Paz
County
Other Geographic Data Canton Murrillo, La Paz
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool (?); Commercial ribbon; Plastic
Description Woman's hat.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Width = 25.5, Length = 28.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0052   CAS 0514-0052; Hat (woman's)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat (woman's)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Width = 27.0, Length = 30.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0053   CAS 0514-0053; Hat (woman's)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat (woman's)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sheep wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Width = 29.0, Length = 31.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0063   CAS 0429-0063; Headband
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Feathers; Plant fiber (cotton?)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 52.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0064   CAS 0429-0064; Headband
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Feathers; Plant fiber (cotton?)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.5, Max Diam = 12.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0021   CAS 0011-0021; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Monkey skin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.7, Width = 20.5, Length = 25.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0022   CAS 0011-0022; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Feathers; Seeds; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 0.7, Max Diam = 25.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0023   CAS 0011-0023; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Feathers; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.3, Max Diam = 23.7
Catalog Number CAS 0578-0018   CAS 0578-0018; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Karajá (Karaja)
Global Region South America
Country Brazil
State/Prov./Dist. Tocantins
County
Other Geographic Data Araguaia River, Bananal Island, Santa Isabel Village
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Feathers; Plant fiber; Thread
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 23.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 76.5
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