Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-72
From: Guatemala | San Sebastian (Retalhuleu) | Department of Retalhuleu
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-72 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Sebastian (Retalhuleu) | Department of Retalhuleu |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Warp faced weave. Warp is lavender and weft is pink. White and pink weft threads form stripes. Overall brocaded pattern consists of chevrons. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two ply, purple cotton. Weft: 15 ppi, four singles, Z twist, pink cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 54 cm |
| Width | 56 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-72 - Field No SF |
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