Collection place: Quiché Department, Guatemala / Donor: Brian Tapp / Culture or time period: Maya - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29960, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with randa; one end loom-finished, other end is cut and hand-hemmed. Tassel sewn to each corner of textile; each tassel is 24" long. 89 cm x 86.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Tzute, hombre/Man's headcloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles red; 2 two-ply red and black; 1 two-ply in purple; 5 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Extra rod sheds have been added to facilitate faster supp. weft brocading; this creates vertical ridges; a double randa joins two pieces; tassels at corners are done in maroon, with two puffed rings spaced evenly apart near the corners of the cloth.

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29959, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with randa; one end loom-finished, other end warps cut and hand-hemmed. 11" tassels added to all four corners. 96.5 cm x 96.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Tzute, hombre/Man's headcloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 two-ply black, blue and 4 two-ply black; mercerzied cotton in 5 two-ply in multicolors. Iconography consists of animals, abstracted double eagles, in geometrics. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Zigzag patterns are an abstract rendering of the double-headed eagle design (Schevill); handsome tassels at four corners begin with yellow around which is an aqua puffed ring; the yellow is then knotted to maroon cotton, the dominant color of the tassel. The tassels are each knotted towards the bottom.