Utility Cloth
Tzute
69-23-12
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Zunil
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 69-23-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Zunil |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red cotton warp faced weave. Two breadths. Narrow stripes of bright blue and indigo, white flecks. 1.0 cm randa in narrow rainbow colors. 9 rows of knots in fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 84 epi, two ply, red and blue cotton. Two singles, Z twist, indigo and white ikat cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 127 cm |
| Width | 129.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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