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Tzute (Man's head cloth)
Tzute (Man's head cloth)
Object Number 33-41-20/338
Display Title Tzute (Man's head cloth)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tzute, red with stripes, purple, blue and white embroidery, tassels at corners
Classification
  • Tzute
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quiché
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 115 cm (28 3/4 x 45 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-41-20/338; Guat/Santo Thomas, Chichicastenango, El Quiche; B9:68:F

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