Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-58 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 59 cm |
| Width: | 56 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 58 - Other Number |
Description
Man's Cofradia cloth. Cotton with a striped background with brocading of animals, birds and floral designs. Tag reads, "Colocado debajo del plata que recozela limosna."
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, three ply, Z twist, red and yellow cotton and two ply purple cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges."
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