Tzute

Museum number:
3-29571
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4226
Description:
Cloth, possible tzute; broad purple and brown stripes separated by thin white, red and purple stripes; two panels closely handsewn together; handsewn hems; multi-colored woven patterns; 89 cm x 121 cm. Native name: tzute, scarf, utility cloth. Materials, techniques; cotton; predominately warp face weave, supplementary weft patterning. Context of use: labelled 45.00 Santa Clara La Laguna.
Donor:
Fred Stross
Collection place:
Sololá Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Fred Stross
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tzute, accession number 3-29571, described as Cloth, possible tzute; broad purple and brown stripes separated by thin white, red and purple stripes; two panels closely handsewn together; handsewn hems; multi-colored woven patterns; 89 cm x 121 cm. Native name: tzute, scarf, utility cloth. Materials, techniques; cotton; predominately warp face weave, supplementary weft patterning. Context of use: labelled 45.00 Santa Clara La Laguna.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tzute, accession number 3-29571, described as Cloth, possible tzute; broad purple and brown stripes separated by thin white, red and purple stripes; two panels closely handsewn together; handsewn hems; multi-colored woven patterns; 89 cm x 121 cm. Native name: tzute, scarf, utility cloth. Materials, techniques; cotton; predominately warp face weave, supplementary weft patterning. Context of use: labelled 45.00 Santa Clara La Laguna.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29571, described as Cloth, possible tzute; broad purple and brown stripes separated by thin white, red and purple stripes; two panels closely handsewn together; handsewn hems; multi-colored woven patterns; 89 cm x 121 cm. Native name: tzute, scarf, utility cloth. Materials, techniques; cotton; predominately warp face weave, supplementary weft patterning. Context of use: labelled 45.00 Santa Clara La Laguna.

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