Padded Hat

1460–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability
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.)
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The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.

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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.
Padded Hat

Padded Hat

1460–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability

Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s

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