Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-208 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 1925 |
| Early Date: | 1925 |
| Late Date: | 1925 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 87.5 cm |
| Width: | 71 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
1925, white cotton, two panels sewn together with red and green randa "The bull and the cow" design embroidery, woman's, Tag:" to carry food".
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton, red cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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