Utility Cloth

Tzute

66-34-54

From: Guatemala | Solola | Department of Solola

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tzute
Object Number 66-34-54
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | Solola | Department of Solola
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Plain weave cotton cloth. Deep blue, light brown, and purple alternating stripes with red and white pin stripes interspaced between. Loose warps at one end are knotted and fringed.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 58 epi, two singles, Z twist, red, blue and brown cotton and single ply, Z twist, white cotton and two ply, purple cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, blue cotton. Warp faced plain weave. One panel, three selvedges with one end knotted warp fringe. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 93 cm
Width 39 cm
Credit Line Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966
Other Number A-54 - Field No SF

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