Utility Cloth
Tzute
85-27-1
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 85-27-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Period | Modern |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red, green, blue, brown, purple, and orange stripes on natural. Red, yellow, purple and red band of embroidery in center. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, two singles, Z twist, cotton in many colors. Weft: 16 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 156 cm |
| Width | 102.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1985 |
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