Four-Cornered Hat

Four-Cornered Hat

Public Domain

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Four-Cornered Hat
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWool
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 6 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (9.2 × 17.1 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1000
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot # 217 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 18 $ 20, 2000 (Sale 7556));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1000

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front of object
Four-Cornered Hat
500–800 AD
Woven dyed fibers
2001.999
Coiled Hat with Feathers
Coiled Hat with Feathers
1200–1532 AD
Wool and feathers
2001.998.A,.B
Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging
Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging
100 BC–700 AD
Camelid wool and cotton
2001.1005.1-.27
Tunic
Tunic
1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
2001.970
Scepter
Scepter
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
2001.1157
back of object
Four-Cornered Hat
650–900 AD
Wool
2010.1070
front of object
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.856
Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855
Feather Headdress
Feather Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
Group of Parrot Figurines
Group of Parrot Figurines
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.969.1-.20
Pair of Maize Plaques
Pair of Maize Plaques
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.986.1,.2
Pair of Frog Ornaments
Pair of Frog Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold
2001.987.1,.2