Four-Cornered Hat

Description

A distinctive type of Tiwanaku and Wari headgear was a hat with four ear-like peaks rising from the corners. Depicted on warriors and other men who wear prestigious clothing and ornaments, the hats were made with knots, visible on all sides of this handsome Tiwanaku example. The hat is decorated with a pattern that includes a profile bird head.

Provenance

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Four-Cornered Hat

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c. 400–1000

Accession Number

1997.150

Medium

alpaca

Dimensions

Overall: 14.6 x 16 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Classification

Textile

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund