Utility Cloth

Tzute

2014-19-121

From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tzute de Hombre
Object Number 2014-19-121
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quiche
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Man's tzute. Sixteen light purple vertical stripes against a navy blue background ( 8 thin, 8 thick), overlay of multicolored embroidery (4 horizontal bands of birds using multicolored supplementary weft). Fringe at both ends, 9 cm long.

Length 96 cm
Width 67 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-121 - Old Loan Number

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