Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-241 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pokoman |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Antonio Aguas Calientes Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 82 cm |
| Width: | 55 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 159B - Other Number |
Description
Dark blue cotton embroidered with bands and series of flowers diamonds broken crosses animals and plants one bird and one women in red, yellow, green, lavender and white cotton and rose silk.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, 2 ply, Z twist, navy cotton. Weft:26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Warp predominently plain weave. Supplemental weft: double faced figures with single faced bands. 1 panel - 4 selvdges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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