Utility Cloth
Tzute
| Native Name | Tzute |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-33B |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Almolonga Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 1955 |
| Early Date: | 1955 |
| Late Date: | 1955 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 50 cm |
| Width: | 57 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 33B - Other Number |
Description
One of two pieces, red cotton ground, brocaded, fringed on one end.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, white and blue ikat cotton. 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft - single faced. 1 panel - 3 selvedges with fringe on one end. Made on a backstrap loom."
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