Object Number: Eb961

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: Clothing

Description: Chullu, hat, knitted in handspun alpaca, with earflaps, tassel on crown and tasselled ties. Natural shades of alpaca. Crown knitted in stocking stitch, ear flaps in purl, grafted together. Sized to fit a gringo tourist. 3 wide bands of interlocking chevrons, sigzag with step design, a form of river mayu, and reverse emphasis key motifs, with narrow bands of plain colour at top of crown.