Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-4
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Small kerchief. Red cotton plain weave cloth. Multicolored [red, blue, yellow, pink, black] stripes grouped along length. Double faced brocaded Greek key design along width end in white cotton. The word "Recuerdo" appears in white silk brocading. Other design elements: stylized animals and geometrics. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 66 epi, 2 singles, 2 ply cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - double faced. 1 panel - 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-4 - Field No SF |
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