Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-8 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 83 cm |
| Width: | 71 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: | 8 - Other Number |
Description
Tzute with white cotton ground and ends fringed. Brocaded geometric design bands. Tag reads, "Ceremonial cloth. Subalchej."
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white and green cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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