Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-24 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool |
| Length: | 64 cm |
| Width: | 59 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | F-5 [received December 1940] - Other Number |
Description
White cotton with compound border stripes of red and yellow, two pieces with randa hemmed at upper end, embroidered with double headed eagles, quadrupeds[ presumably horses] some with riders, men and women [paper dolls] dogs-- in red woll with cross stitch stripes of dark blue, yellow, orange, green and light grey.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, yellow and red cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft two faced. 2 planels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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