Utility Cloth

Tzute

99-23-77

From: Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tzute
Object Number 99-23-77
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maya
Provenience Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton headdress with a navy blue ground and thin, red vertical stripes and rows of large animal figures. Woven in multiple colors, predominantly yellow, pink, purple, red and turquoise. Twisted fringe on both ends.

Length 105 cm
Width 58 cm
Credit Line Gift of Betty Gerstley, 1999

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