Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-12
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Basket cloth. Cotton plain weave: multicolored stripes [green, pale blue, yellow, navy, mauve, tan, white]. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, 2 singles and 2 ply cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, tan cotton. Warp faced plain weave. 3 panels - center - 4 selvedges. 2 side - 3 selvedes. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 103 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-12 - Field No SF |
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