Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-86
From: Guatemala | Chiquimula | Department of Totonicapan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-86 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Chiquimula | Department of Totonicapan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Or basket cloth, navy plain weave cotton, red and white pin stripes running parallel to selvedge, two breadths of cloth joined by yellow and magenta silk thread randas, ends finished with yellow and magenta silk thread in zigzag pattern, tassels at all four corners. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, navy and red cotton. 2 ply, S twist, white cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, blue cotton. Warp faced plain weave. 2 panels - 2 selvedges each." |
| Length | 115 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 83 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-86 - Other Number |
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