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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.
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Document identity
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159839
label
Four-Cornered Hat
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159839
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object
title
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.
date
c. 400–1000
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79980092
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.6 x 16 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
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Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century
accession
1997.15
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alpaca
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Four-Cornered Hat, c. 400–1000. Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century. Alpaca; overall: 14.6 x 16 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1997.150
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
citations
citation
Young-Sánchez, Margaret. Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca. Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum, 2004.
page_number
p. 173, Cat. No. 6.24
creditline
James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:17:35.515000
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159839
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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alpaca
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