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Hat

1470–1535

Object PlaceArica, Chile

Medium/TechniqueCamelid fiber, feathers, cotton thread

Dimensions11 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) Height of hat without feathers.

Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund

Accession number1996.14

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceAbout 1960s, acquired in South America by Baron Louis d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 1897 - d. 1973), Brussels [see note]; by descent to his daughter, Marie-Eliane d'Udekem d'Acoz, Brussels; 1991, sold by Marie-Eliane d'Udekem d'Acoz to David Bernstein Fine Art, New York; 1996, sold by David Bernstein Fine Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 1996)

NOTE: According to a letter from Marie-Eliane d'Udekem d'Acoz of Brussels (September 10, 1995), this was one in a group of hats collected by her father in South America "some thirty years ago."