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Woman's basket hat

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1929 by Andrew Meyer (1896-1982, a mining engineer who worked in Colombia); donated to MAI by Andrew Meyer in 1932.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Guambiano (Guambia)
Collector
Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982
Previous owner
Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982
Donor
Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982
Object Name
Woman's basket hat
Media/Materials
Toquilla palm/Panama hat plant fiber, wool yarn
Techniques
Braided, sewn
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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