Joq’ollo (Hat)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20 C.
MediumBeads/glass, wool, yarn, sequins
Dimensions6“ D top x 11 1/4“ L back
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.12.HOW
DescriptionJoq’ollo hat for an unmarried woman (soltera), with back flap, small ear flaps, and brim in front with sequins and white bead edging. Front has four rectangles outlined with white yarn and filled with designs of colored yarn and sequins with white bead at center. Pink tassel on top center of hat, wrapped at base with off-white yarn. Overstitched white yarn along lower edges of hat. Colored yarn and eight sequins with center white beads form three v-shapes over ear flaps.
ClassificationsCostume / Clothing
Collections
Exhibitions
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Unknown, Quechua
