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Object Number
986-5-20/26239
Display Title
Utility cloth (tzute)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzute
Object Description
Small utility cloth (tzute); 1-2-3-4 twill; navy, white plaid; fringe on one long side and both short sides; machine-stitched edge
Inventory Description
Woven cloth, blue and white, various plaid designs, fringed.
Classification
- Household accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 133.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm (52 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26239
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26238 | Utility cloth (tzute) |
Household accessory
|
El Quiche
| |
| 986-5-20/26241 | Utility cloth (tzute) |
Household accessory
|
El Quiche
| |
| 986-5-20/26237 | Utility cloth (tzute) |
Household accessory
Raw Material |
El Quiche
| |
| 986-5-20/26240 | Utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
El Quiche
| |
| 986-5-20/26242 | Utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
|
El Quiche
| |
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
San Marcos La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26230 | Utility cloth (tzute? servilleta?) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Guatemala
| |
| 986-5-20/26254 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26167 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Napkin |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26164 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
San Pablo La Laguna
San Marcos La Laguna Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | |
| 986-5-20/26179 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 2013.24.90 | Tzute, women's multipurpose cloth, red cotton, with multicolored stripes and silk humans, birds, and floral images, fringes at both ends |
Tzute
|
Nebaj
|