Utility Cloth
Tzute
91-36-5
From: Guatemala | Department of El Quiche | Nebaj
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 91-36-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of El Quiche | Nebaj |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two panels, each with 3 selvedges, sewn together lengthwise. One end across entire width has twisted fringe. Stripes in dark blue, red, yellow, and green cotton. As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 36 ep two single Z-twist dark blue cotton. Weft: 16 ppi two single Z-twisted white cotton. Plain weave, warp-faced. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 166 cm |
| Width | 114 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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