Utility Cloth
Tzute
99-25-5
From: Guatemala | Santiago Sacatepequez | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Sut |
| Object Number | 99-25-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santiago Sacatepequez | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Sut or Tzute made of two panels with four selvedges each joined by a multicolored randa. Red background with warp stripes of white, blue and white, light orange, blue, green, red and purple. Horizontal rows of two-faced brocade in purple and red bird designs run through with stripes of green, gold, purple, white, light green and light blue. |
| Length | 117 cm |
| Width | 112 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham, 1999 |
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