Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 66-34-80 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Huehuetenango San Juan Atitan |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 100 cm |
| Width: | 116 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number: | A-80 - Field No SF |
Description
Red and white plain weave cotton cloth in two breadths stitched together with red cotton thread. Yellow-green stripe at center and both edges. Loose warp threads fringed at one end. Embroidered geometric forms in center.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Single, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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