Utility Cloth
Tzute
91-36-20
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 91-36-20 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Red ground, black and white stripes. Two panels joined with purple, orange, yellow, green, white silk. Two animals embroidered in center in purple silk. Each panel has three selvedges. Decorative zigzag stitched on hem of one side (cotton thread in purple, green; silk thread in yellow, blue, orange). As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi two singles Z-twist red, blue cotton, one single Z-twist in white cotton. Weft: 28 epi two singles Z-twist red cotton. Plain weave, warp-faced; purple embroidery." |
| Length | 104 cm |
| Width | 96 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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