Andean Montera Hat
Often it is possible to identify the village from which a person comes from just by the type of hat she wears. A Quechuan in the Cuzco Altiplano of Peru wore this montera. The hat is secured with delicately woven sanq’apa straps.
Materials: Felt, silk, Wool, cotton.
Collected by Esther Funk
ULV-JAEGR-2014-7431
December 3, 2018

Often it is possible to identify the village from which a person comes from just by the type of hat she wears. A Quechuan in the Cuzco Altiplano of Peru wore this montera. The hat is secured with delicately woven sanq’apa straps.
Materials: Felt, silk, Wool, cotton.
Collected by Esther Funk
ULV-JAEGR-2014-7431