Unknown Central and South American
Four-Cornered Hat

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Four-Cornered Hat
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWool
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (12 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1070
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, December 8, 2004, lot 338, bought in]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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Four-Cornered Hat
Unknown Central and South American
Four-Cornered Hat
650–900 AD
Wool
2001.1000
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Four-Cornered Hat
500–800 AD
Woven dyed fibers
2001.999
Coiled Cap
Unknown Central and South American
Coiled Cap
1200–1532 AD
Wool
2001.1263
Portion of a Tunic Textile
Unknown Central and South American
Portion of a Tunic Textile
100 BC–700 AD
Cotton and/or camelid wool
2010.1073
Mantle
Unknown Central and South American
Mantle
c. 900–200 BC
Camelid wool and cotton
2010.1075
Three Combs
Unknown Central and South American
Three Combs
800–1450 AD
Wood and camelid wool
2001.1393-2001.1395
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1450–1532 AD
Woven cotton and camelid wool
2001.1399
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1450–1532 AD
Woven and dyed cotton and camelid wool
2001.1184
Poncho Shirt (with dangles featuring birds and fish)
Unknown Central and South American
Poncho Shirt (with dangles featuring birds and fish)
1100–1532 AD
Wool, gold, pearls, and cotton thread
2001.1183
Quiver
Unknown Central and South American
Quiver
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wool
2004.2514
Short Poncho
Unknown Central and South American
Short Poncho
100 BC–300 AD
Camelid wool yarns and natural dyes
2016.59
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
650–900 AD
Camelid fibers
2010.1072