Misplaced Pages

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Chullo" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

A chullo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃuʎo], from Quechua: ch'ullu; known as lluch'u in Aymara) is an Andean style of hat with earflaps, made from vicuña, alpaca, llama or sheep's wool. Alpaca fleece has wool-like qualities that help to insulate chullo-wearers from the harsh conditions in the Andean mountain region. Chullos often have ear-flaps that can be tied under the chin, to further warm the wearer's head.

Hats have been worn in the Andean mountain region by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Wearing different types and colors has a significance among certain Andean natives. According to Peruvian historian Arturo Jiménez Borja, the chullo has its origins in the cultural exchange between Spaniards, who incorporated elements of their birretes and the original hat of the Andeans.

Compare the so-called "sherpa hat" associated with the Himalayas.

See also

• Andean culture
• Andean textiles
• Aguayo
• Chuspas
• Lliklla
• Craig Tucker, fictional character notable for his blue chullo hat

References

1. "chullo". Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. 2014.
2. Leslie, Catherine Amoroso (2007). Needlework Through History: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-313-33548-8.

External links

• Media related to Chullo at Wikimedia Commons

This clothing-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• v
• t
• e

• Latin American clothing
• Hats
• Bolivian clothing
• Chilean clothing
• Peruvian clothing
• Clothing stubs
• South American culture stubs