Tzute

Museum number:
3-29646
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Alternate number:
WT 255 (original number, temp; Number has been altered and appears to say "255")
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by a randa. Bottom selvedges loom-finished, other selvedge warps cut and hemmed. Two silk floss tassels 11" long.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Chichicastenango
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Silk floss (floss), and Wool (textile) (suppl. weft)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1940-1950
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 71.5 centimeters and length 66 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed with cotton thread, predominantly red, also blue. Suppl. weft of wool threads. CONTEXT OF USE: Weaver's mark hand-stitched next to randa. Woolen motifs have shrunk, making puckers in the cloth. Iconography of double-headed eagles, squares and four legged animals. CONSERVATION: Corners torn; two tassels missing; otherwise good.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tzute, accession number 3-29646, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by a randa. Bottom selvedges loom-finished, other selvedge warps cut and hemmed. Two silk floss tassels 11" long.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tzute, accession number 3-29646, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by a randa. Bottom selvedges loom-finished, other selvedge warps cut and hemmed. Two silk floss tassels 11" long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29646, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by a randa. Bottom selvedges loom-finished, other selvedge warps cut and hemmed. Two silk floss tassels 11" long.

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