Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-215 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santiago Sacatepequez Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 71 cm |
| Width: | 80 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
Cotton cloth of two panels sewn together with an embroidered randa. Red ground with stripes and scattered brocaded animals.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, two singles, Z twist, red, white, blue, peach cotton and purple and green cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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