Utility Cloth
Tzute
91-36-10
From: Guatemala | Momostenango | Department of Totonicapan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 91-36-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Momostenango | Department of Totonicapan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two warp striped panels joined lengthwise. One end of one panel has a knotted fringe. Rest of fringe is loose. Colors are red, blue white, green, and yellow. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 64 epi single Z-twist in blue, red, white, green, yellow cotton. Weft: 10 ppi three single Z-twist white cotton. Plain weave, warp-faced. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 198.12 cm |
| Width | 109.22 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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