Tzute- multipurpose cloth. Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading; one piece. One loom-finished end selvedge, the other warps cut and finished with macramé.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Almolonga, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Quezaltenango; Almolonga
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1970s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 67.3 centimeters and width 57.2 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap loomed cotton singles, only in red; silk floss in purple, white, gold and aqua. Native name and meaning: Tzute-multipurpose cloth. CONTEXT OF USE: A tag attached to the tzute with town, department and language names of origin and "#34, $10" written on it. Silk floss brocading appears in horizontal rows in a chevron pattern alternating with rows of diamond shapes. The warps at the bottom are macrame and 1 1/2" tassels finish the piece. See also 3-29738. CONSERVATION: Excellent.