Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-64
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-64 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Woven | Embroidered |
| Description | White plain weave cotton with faint band of red stripes at opposite ends. Heavy purple, yellow, blue and gray embroidered intaglio in center covering 2/3 of tzute. Two breadths joined by silk thread rendas. Large purple tassel at each corner. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 96 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, single, Z twist, white and red cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 2 panels - 2 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 72 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 65 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-64 - Field No SF |
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