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Woman's hat

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Carl R. Berman (1915-1990, an artist and explorer) and his wife Blanche Polsky Berman (1913-2012) during travel in South America in the 1950s; donated to MAI by Carl and Blanche Berman in 1968.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Quechua
Collector
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Donor
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Date created
circa 1960
Object Name
Woman's hat
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, wool yarn, embroidery floss, ribbon
Techniques
Sewn, embroidered, tufted
Dimensions
39 x 39 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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