Object Details
- Description
- The pava is the traditional hat used by sugar cane cutters, coffee pickers, and other agricultural workers. It is emblematic of the jíbaro (a Puerto Rican from the countryside) and the rustic traditions of the island's folkways. The pava is so closely associated with the notion of authentic Puerto Rican culture that when Luis Muñoz Marín founded the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) in 1938, the party adopted the pava, as its symbol.
- Description (Spanish)
- La pava es el sombrero tradicional que usan los trabajadores del campo, tales como los cortadores de caña o los recolectores de café. Es emblemático de los jíbaros (puertorriqueños del campo) y de las costumbres rústicas de la isla. Se relaciona tan estrechamente con la cultura puertorriqueña que cuando Luis Muñoz Marín fundó el Partido Demócrata Popular (PDP) en 1938 el partido adoptó la pava como símbolo.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1036.002
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1036.002
- Object Name
- hat
- Physical Description
- plant fiber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22.5 cm x 62 cm; 8 7/8 in x 24 7/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title
- Pava
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Costume
- Record ID
- nmah_603046
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1689-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
