Tzute

Museum number:
3-29900
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4193
Description:
Multipurpose cloth; backstrap-loomed, warp predominate plain weave; two pieces joined by randa; selvedges are loom-finished. Stripes. 106 cm x 113.5 cm. Native name: tzute, multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: singles cotton, white, red, blue, peach. Context of use: Red background with vertical white, blue, and green stripes; approx a 1" vertical peach stripes; overall appearance is rectangular shape; alternative colors give visual effect of alternating color bars and stripes within the strip itself.
Donor:
Penelope Cooper
Collection place:
Sacatepequez Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Sacatepquez; Santiago Sacatepequez
Collector:
Penelope Cooper
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29900, described as Multipurpose cloth; backstrap-loomed, warp predominate plain weave; two pieces joined by randa; selvedges are loom-finished. Stripes. 106 cm x 113.5 cm. Native name: tzute, multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: singles cotton, white, red, blue, peach. Context of use: Red background with vertical white, blue, and green stripes; approx a 1" vertical peach stripes; overall appearance is rectangular shape; alternative colors give visual effect of alternating color bars and stripes within the strip itself.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29900, described as Multipurpose cloth; backstrap-loomed, warp predominate plain weave; two pieces joined by randa; selvedges are loom-finished. Stripes. 106 cm x 113.5 cm. Native name: tzute, multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: singles cotton, white, red, blue, peach. Context of use: Red background with vertical white, blue, and green stripes; approx a 1" vertical peach stripes; overall appearance is rectangular shape; alternative colors give visual effect of alternating color bars and stripes within the strip itself.

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