Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-62
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Tzute |
Object Number | 66-34-62 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Animal |
Description | Red plain weave cotton. Two breadths joined by silk thread randa. Overall embroidery in cream silk thread forming geometric animals. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 94 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 21 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced - plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. Number of panels - 2, made on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 60 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 34 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
Other Number | A-62 - Field No SF |
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