Tzute

Museum number:
3-16201
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Accession number:
Acc.1519
Description:
Tzute (headpiece) or servillete. Red cotton; black warp stripes; varicolored embroidery and brocade designs; orange tassels at corners; seamed up the middle.
Donor:
The Dodson Family
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Maya
Collector:
Ethelwyn Dodson
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16201, described as Tzute (headpiece) or servillete. Red cotton; black warp stripes; varicolored embroidery and brocade designs; orange tassels at corners; seamed up the middle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16201, described as Tzute (headpiece) or servillete. Red cotton; black warp stripes; varicolored embroidery and brocade designs; orange tassels at corners; seamed up the middle.

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