Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-61
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-61 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Red plain weave cotton with yellow pin stripes running length of fabric. Stylized birds an animals embroidered in yellow, purple and aqua silk. Loose warp threads twisted to form fringe at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, red and yellow cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft two faced. 1 panel - 2 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 69 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 80 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-61 - Field No SF |
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