Utility Cloth

Tzute

91-36-11

From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tzute
Object Number 91-36-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan | Quiche
Provenience Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Description

Two white cotton panels joined with silk randa. Supplementary weft brocading: magenta, pink, purple horses, ducks and geometric designs. Each panel has 3 selvedges. Silk tassels found at all corners. One end is hemmed with decorative zig-zag stitch in silk.

As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 56 epi single Z-twist tightly spun white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi two single Z-twist tightly spun white cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: two-faced in purple, magenta, and pink silk."

Length 63 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991

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