Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-76
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-76 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Black plain weave cotton cloth with red pin stripes. Loose warp threads unwoven of 4 cm at each end the weaving continues. Bands of purple and aqua silk embroidery at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, 2 singles, navy, Z twist, cotton. 3 singles, red, Z twist, cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, 2 singles, navy, blue cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 1 panel - 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 134 cm |
| Width | 74 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-76 - Field No SF |
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