Description (Labels & Markings)
Label tied to object notes: 'Collected and donated by Dr. George Salt, Zoologist in Colombia among the Arhuaco Indians, 1926-27.'
Event Date
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Woven or knitted [hat] of heavy coarse twine, exterior painted white, bowl-shaped with cut-out front or face; flat top.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1926 by Dr George Salt, zoologist among the Arhuaco (1926-1927).
Salt was studying the banana fruit-​scarring beetle (Colaspis hyperchlora) while working for the Colombia Division of the United Fruit Company.
Event Date 1926
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by MAA on 18 May 1988.
Event Date 1988
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
Printed Accessions register noted 'CULTURAL AREA. Ethnic group: Iku Indian. Cultural Group: Arhuaco Indian. Linguistic group: Arhuaco Indian'.
Event Date 1988
Author: maa

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6040 | Freezing
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan

Description (Physical description)
Hat made from knitted or woven course twine with a front cut-out. Truncated cone shape body with flat top and visible signs of white paint throughout.
Event Date 3/9/2024
Author: Diana Serediuc