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Padded Hat
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Padded Hat

1460–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability) · cotton; plain weave, brocaded

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This garment may have been found with others in the collection that formed a matched set worn by a noble of the Chimú, who rose to power on Peru’s north coast after 1000 AD.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePadded Hat, 1460–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded ; overall: 124.5 x 31.7 cm (49 x 12 1/2 in.); mounted: 172.7 x 148.6 cm (68 x 58 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.4
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