Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-201 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1939 |
| Early Date: | 1934 |
| Late Date: | 1939 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 58 cm |
| Width: | 49 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | G-VI - Other Number |
Description
White cloth with fringed at ends. Embroidered animals, double headed eagles, birds and geometric figures in yellow, red, green, old blue, purple and rose cotton.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 36 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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