Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-8
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Blue cotton plain weave cloth. Two breadths. Stripes [blue, white green, purple, yellow black] run length of fabric; Design elements of flowers and geometrics done in cotton double faced brocading. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: borders - 80 epi, 2 singles, 2 ply, multi colored yarns. Navy: 60 epi, 2 singles, Z twist blue cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, blue cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft double faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 91 cm |
| Width | 35 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-8 - Field No SF |
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