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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
- Woven
- Raw Material
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
San Marcos La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26254 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 970-24-20/23730 | Tzute or servilleta, white with red, blue, yellow, and green embroidery. 80 x 70 |
Woven
|
Palin
| |
| 986-5-20/26179 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26164 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Pablo La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Marcos La Laguna | |
| 970-24-20/23803 | Small rd tzute or servilleta. red with multicolored embroidery. 53 x 61 cm. |
Scarf
|
Sacatepequez
| |
| 986-5-20/26166 | Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Almolonga?
| |
| 986-5-20/26168 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Napkin
Raw Material |
Nebaj
Cotzal | |
| 986-5-20/26249 | Woman's general cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26217 | Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Santa Maria de Jesus Nahvia | |
| 986-5-20/26188 | Man's headdress (tzute de hombre) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Santa Maria de Jesus Nahvia | |
| 986-5-20/26243 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Nebaj
|