Utility Cloth
Tzute
42-35-304
From: Guatemala | San Pedro La Laguna | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 42-35-304 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tzutujil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro La Laguna | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's handkerchief with green, red and white stripes. The green stripes have in their center red and dark blue ikat. The red stripes have dark blue and white ikat. Loom cord at one end and the other end cut but not fringed. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, two singles, Z twist, yellow and red cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, white, red, green and ikat cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Three selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 75 cm |
| Width | 64 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 230 - Other Number |
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