Utility Cloth
Tzute
66-34-70
From: Guatemala | Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tzute |
| Object Number | 66-34-70 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Red plain weave cotton cloth ribs. Ikat stripes run parellel to selvedge, with large lavender stripe (4.5 cm. wide) in the center of the cloth. Colors are aqua, purple, yellow, white and salmon in geometric silk forms brocaded all over the cloth. Loose warp threads knotted and fringed at one end. |
| Length | 93 cm |
| Width | 73 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-70 - Field No SF | CG2016-2-217 - Found in Collection Number |
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