Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-198 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | Pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 123 cm |
| Width: | 43 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 125-A - Other Number |
Description
Woman's cloth for covering a basket. Red with blue, yellow and white compound and single stripes. Cut warp-wise.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, three singles, Z twist, red, yellow, navy and white cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. One panel, three selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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