Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-62
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-62 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Animal |
| Description | Red plain weave cotton. Two breadths joined by silk thread randa. Overall embroidery in cream silk thread forming geometric animals. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 94 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 21 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced - plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. Number of panels - 2, made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 60 |
| Width | 34 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-62 - Field No SF |
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