Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-207 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 122 cm |
| Width: | 117 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Two panels jouned with silk embroidery,navy ground with white stripes, two ends embroidered in yellow an burgundy, tag: "-- grande para Uevat cuaches twins".
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, navy, white cotton. Single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, blue-black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each."
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