Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-159 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santa Maria De Jesus Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 147 cm |
| Width: | 123 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
Carrying cloth for twins. Cotton with blue ground. Brocaded with birds and geometric designs. Two panels sewn together.
As per Sigrid Meier, " Warp: 30 epi, four singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, four singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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