Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-254 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santa Maria De Jesus Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 68 cm |
| Width: | 74 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 175 - Other Number |
Description
Woman's cloth worn as a neckerchief tied in front. Two pieces sewn together. Red cotton with blue selvedges and blue stripes forming plaid. Single embroidered figures of birds, burros and three legged animals in blue, white, green, yellow and rose cotton and blue, purple and green silk.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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