Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-338 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 66 cm |
| Width: | 65 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Cotton. Two panels embroidered together. Red ground with thin navy stripe. Centers brocaded in geometric patterns and eagles. Tasseled fringe on four corners in orange. Old and typical.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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