Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-57
From: Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-57 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Plain weave cotton cloth; navy, white, green, purple and chartreuse stripes parallel with selvedge; stylized animal and geometric forms embroidered in varicolored silk thread. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 64 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 1 panel - 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 73 |
| Width | 88 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-57 - Field No SF |
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