Utility Cloth

Tzute

98-23-6

From: Guatemala | Colotenango | Department of Huehuetenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tzute
Object Number 98-23-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Guatemala | Colotenango | Department of Huehuetenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Tzute - all purpose cloth. Red ground with multicolored warp approx. every 6-7 cm. Five rows of weft embroidery beginning 12 cm. from bottom border and spaced approx. 20 cm. apart.

Height 120 cm
Width 96 cm
Credit Line Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham in commemoration of Pamela Jardine's retirement, 1998

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