Utility Cloth
Tzute
42-35-185
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 42-35-185 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | Pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's cloth used to wrap money. Basket design in blue and red and white plaid. Ends fringed. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 13 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 13 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 63 cm |
| Width | 61 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 102-B - Other Number |
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