Utility Cloth
Tzute
42-35-101
From: Guatemala | Olintepeque | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 42-35-101 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Olintepeque | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Natural brown cotton with plaid formed by compound lengthwise stripes of alternating blue and white warps and blue edged with white. White crosswise stripes and short fringe at ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, natureal brown cotton, white and blue cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, natural brown cotton, white and blue cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 96 cm |
| Width | 67 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | F-7 - Other Number |
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