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Cap with "hair"
Probably Middle Horizon
A.D. 500–800
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool simple looping (cap); twisted threads ("hair")
Dimensions
Height x width: 22 1/16 x 8 1/4 in. (56 x 21 cm)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCap worked solidly with coarse wool in stitch similar to needlepoint lace with conventional designs, possibly two headed bird, in neutral yellow, heavily outlined with black, on a reddish-orange ground, on top of the cap pale neutral yellow; edged with narrow bands of neutral yellow and reddish-orange, dark brown braid fringe to simulate hair knotted onto sides and back of cap.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from A. V. Harringer, 2124 South Beverly Glen, Los Angeles, California, May 15, 1952.