Hat
Sombrero
61-36-2
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Sombrero |
Object Number | 61-36-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Todos Santos Cuchumatan |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Straw | Ribbon |
Description | Wide flat brimmed hat formed of coiled bands of plaited straw, natural colored straw bound with dyed black straw at rim and top, three zigzag patterned bands in natural and black straw spaced at equal intervals, black and red ribbons encircle base of crown and are attached to hat with red thread. |
Height | 11 cm |
Outside Diameter | 34 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Josephine Henry, 1961 |
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