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Object Number
986-5-20/26230
Display Title
Utility cloth (tzute? servilleta?)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzute; Servilleta
Object Description
All-purpose cloth: utility/head scarf/servilleta? Tzute? Warp stripes in red, brown, black, white, green and yellow; brocade and embroidery lines and zig-zags
Inventory Description
Woven cotton textile, red with multi-colored stripes, embroidered bands, fringe.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm (35 7/16 x 23 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26230
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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