Multipurpose cloth; backstrap-loomed, warp predominate plain weave; single faced supplemental weft brocading; two pieces joined by randa, one end warps cut, hand hemmed, other end loom-finished. Chevrons, vine-line designs, dots. 107 cm x 101 cm. Native name: tzute, multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: singles cotton in red, yellow; sedalina, two-ply, yellow, green, purple; sedalina, three-ply, blue, yellow, green, purple. Context of use: German red background with yellow vertical stripe with green and purple warps worked in as accents on either side of randa; brocading on single side and hemmed on one side in wrapped stitch; over all appearance is a rectangular shape.
Donor:
Penelope Cooper
Collection place:
Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Collector:
Penelope Cooper
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)