Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 66-34-52 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Solola Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 87 cm |
| Width: | 81 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number: | A-52 - Field No SF |
Description
White plain weave cloth ground with red, brown, green, yellow and blue stripes. Two breadths bound by red, green and yellow cotton randas.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 to 112 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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