Utility Cloth
Tzute
99-23-100
From: Guatemala | Samayac | Department of Suchitepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 99-23-100 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Samayac | Department of Suchitepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Coastal (probably Samayac) tzute headdress. Red and white stripes with three 11cm multicolored striped bands of blue, yellow, red, green, white, dark blue and purple. Vivid motif is unusual. Blue and white jaspe bands. One panel, four selvedges. |
| Length | 88 cm |
| Width | 65 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Betty Gerstley, 1999 |
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