Tocado

NameHat

Artist or maker FID (Full Integration Design), Enesimapotencia - Grupo Amás

Date2014

Place madeMadrid, Spain, Europe

MediumJute, garnet, metal (brass), cochineal dye, cotton.

Dimensions10 × 7 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (25.4 × 19.7 × 22.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.68.1

Object numberFA.2016.68.1

DescriptionRich pink tocado (head piece or fascinator), made of jute and dyed with cochineal, has multiple softly faceted garnet pieces tied on with brass wire. The abstractly formed hat has a concave extension at top, and the bottom is made of several coils of heavy jute. The bottom is lined in cotton fabric.