Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 80-22-3 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 66.4 cm |
| Width: | 58.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Richard C. Bull, 1980 |
Description
Two cotton panels stitched together, brocade on balanced ground weave, floats visible on reverse. Warp stripes, strange animals and birds in red biege, yellow, green and blue on mostly white ground. Selvedges finished. ends folded and stitched. Good condition, some stains and color runs, soiled.
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