Media Luna (Hat)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20 C.
MediumBeads/glass, cloth, yarn, sequins, plastic buttons, rickrack, braid, coins
Dimensions17 1/4” L x 12” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.13.HOW
DescriptionMedia luna (half moon) hat. Red, black and print underside. White upperside, with geometric and floral designs. Pink beads with sequins, colored foil, plastic buttons, all edged with rickrack and braid. Four small yarn tassels (two pink, two yellow), large central tassel with pink yarn, metallic thread, and three ten centavos coins topped with yarn tassels.
ClassificationsCostume / Clothing
Collections
Exhibitions
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