Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-56 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 87 cm |
| Width: | 79 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 56 - Other Number |
Description
"Cofradia" man's, red cotton with white stripes, zig zag embroidery. Large bird in center.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white and red cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red and white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 1 panel - 3 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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