Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-63
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-63 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Red plain weave cotton with navy pin stripes. Stylized animals birds and geometric forms embroidered in lavender thread. Two breadths joined by silk thread randas. Long purple silk thread tassel at each corner. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 86 epi, single, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced - plain weave. Supplement weft - two faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 70 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 74 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-63 - Field No SF |
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