Casco or Montera (Hat)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
Date20th C
MediumBeads/glass, cloth, leather/hide, yarn, metallic foil, sequins, thread
Dimensionsc. 7” H x 8 3/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.17.HOW
DescriptionMolded hat (casco, montera) modeled after a Spanish conquistador’s helmet. Decorated on top with leather appliqué double-curve designs. Decorated along edge with white fabric, with pink, gold and green foil circlets, sequins, white glass beads, and yarn pompoms in yellow and pink. Edged in black leather with grommets at top front and back edge, and scalloped black leather sewn with white thread at the bottom edge all around.
ClassificationsCostume / Clothing
Collections
Exhibitions
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