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Ch’ullu (Hat)

Maker Unknown, Quechua

MediumLlama and sheep wool

Dimensions9 3/4” W at widest point x 13” L w/out ties or tufts

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Emily Hutton-Hughes in memory of John M. Longyear

Object numberNLA2010.40.HUT

DescriptionCh’ullu (chullo) cap with earflaps. Pink pompom on top wrapped with green thread. Solid white band on top. Next band has letters in green on red. Similar floral and horizontal designs appear in three red and dark green bands as well as three multicolored bands. Five thin bands have pink scroll designs on green field. Ties have opposing blue and green fringes. Ties are striped with red and green section and pink and white section.

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