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Object Number
986-5-20/26166
Display Title
Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzute de Cofradia
Object Description
Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia) for ritual/religious purposes; to wrap staff in. Red ground with white and black warps, some ikat, and a large black warp in center; brocade with yellow, white, violet floats; various patterns, chevrons abundant in red, yellow, purple, white and violet; in center of cloth chevrons are all together creating a continuous band; also circular symbol and small in between the chevron lines; some chevrons are of shinier thread; fringe on one side only; as ground color changes from red to black/blue in center, so does fringe
Inventory Description
Woven textile, red with embroidered geometric design, fringe.
Classification
- Woven
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Quetzaltenango?
/
<County>
/
Almolonga?
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Atitlan region
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 49.8 x 54.6 x 0.5 cm (19 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26166
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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