Utility Cloth
Tzute
91-36-11
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 91-36-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of El Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Two white cotton panels joined with silk randa. Supplementary weft brocading: magenta, pink, purple horses, ducks and geometric designs. Each panel has 3 selvedges. Silk tassels found at all corners. One end is hemmed with decorative zig-zag stitch in silk. As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 56 epi single Z-twist tightly spun white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi two single Z-twist tightly spun white cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: two-faced in purple, magenta, and pink silk." |
| Length | 63 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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