Utility Cloth
Tzute
86-49-6
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 86-49-6 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Purple and orange silk embroidery on red cotton ground woven with black stripe. Purple silk tassel on each corner. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 single ply, Z-twist, 2 strands, red and indigo cotton. Weft; 28 single ply, Z twist, 2 strands, red. Supplemental weft, purple silk, purple, orange green, blue, pink silk. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 59.5 cm |
| Width | 48.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. John W. McPherson, 1986 |
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