Ch’ullu (Hat)

Maker Unknown, Quechua

MediumLlama and sheep wool

Dimensions10” W at widest point x 15 3/4” L w/out ties or tufts

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

Object numberNLA2010.42.HUT

DescriptionCh’ullu (chullo) cap with earflaps. Blue tuft on top wrapped with pink and yellow string. Solid pink band at top. Four design bands with birds, butterflies, and insects on multicolored field. Four thinner multicolored geometric design bands. Earflaps have bird images. End ties are blue cord with seven multicolored decorations, the eighth being missing.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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