Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-209D |
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Height: | 1.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Length: | 76.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width: | 147 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Man's cofradia cloth. Red cotton with narrow blue stripes. Two panels with a purple silk randa join. Purple silk brocading. Four long silk fringes, one at each corner. Old. (attached to piece is a lengthy explaination of the symbols used in the Chichicas)
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, two selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| MAYA 2012: Lords of Time (05 May 2012 - 13 Jan 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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