Utility Cloth
Tzute
42-35-351
From: Guatemala | San Sebastian (Retalhuleu) | Department of Retalhuleu
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 42-35-351 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Sebastian (Retalhuleu) | Department of Retalhuleu |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Ikat |
| Iconography | Bird | Animal |
| Description | Man's cloth. Worn tied around neck for sun protection. Red cotton with broad compound stripes in yellow, green, dark blue and white ikat. Brocaded with spaced lines of leaves and scattered patterns of animals and birds in pastel silk. Somewhat worn. |
| Length | 56 cm |
| Width | 63.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 276 - Other Number |
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