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

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 18/5/1988
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
Printed Accessions register noted 'CULTURAL AREA. Ethnic group: Kogi Indian. Cultural Group: Arhuaco Indian. Linguistic group: Arhuaco Indian'.


Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Knitted of heavy cotton, off-white with three horizontal lines of mauve and black. Conical shape with cut-out front or face; Fair condition; Whole
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa

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

Description (Physical description)
Hat made from knitted white dense cotton with a front cut-out. The body of the hat is decorated with three horizontal lines in the colours of light mauve and black. The top of inside of the hat shows signs of blue pigment.
Event Date 3/9/2024
Author: Diana Serediuc