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Accession Number 1985.29.10 Title cap Category Clothing, Headwear Object Type cap Creator Hechami, Aurelia Mamani Date Made 1984 Place Made South America: Peru, Taquile Culture Native South American Cultural Region Native South American Gender and Age girls Materials and Techniques wool; wool, alpaca; handspun; knitted, hand, rib; knitted, hand, bobble; knitted, hand, scallop Measurements overall: 23 x 26.2 cm Description Close-fitting cap with ear flaps. Concentric rows of coloured yarn bobbles. Dark brown alpaca main colour; bobbles are lighter brown, purple, rust, green and muted yellow; and purplis blue. Credit Line Donated by Anne Lambert