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Object Number
986-5-20/26217
Display Title
Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzute cabeza de hombre
Object Description
Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre); red ground with black warp pinstripes; geometric single-face brocade in orange, turquoise, yellow, white and purple; embroidered at join in purple, orange and turquoise silk thread; large purple silk thread tassle at each corner
Inventory Description
Woven textile, red with black stripes, multi-colored embroidered designs.
Classification
- Woven
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nahvia
Central America / Guatemala / Sacatepequez / <County> / Santa Maria de Jesus
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Central America / Guatemala / Sacatepequez / <County> / Santa Maria de Jesus
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 61.5 x 64 x 0.9 cm (24 3/16 x 25 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26217
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26194 | Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre) |
Headdress
|
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 | |
| 986-5-20/26205 | Man's cloth (tzute de hombre) |
Woven
|
Nahvia
Santa Maria de Jesus | |
| 986-5-20/26166 | Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia) |
Woven
Raw Material |
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| |
| 41-90-20/14295 | Man's tzute, or head handkerchief - white with red, green, orange, dark blue & b |
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|
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26249 | Woman's general cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 970-24-20/23801 | Embroidered tzute. white with red, yellow, green, purple, and blue embroidery. 8 |
Tzute
|
Sacatepequez
| |
| 2013.24.31 | Tzute, men's multipurpose cloth, two pieces, red with narrow blue stripes and purple and pink double-headed eagles and geometric images, one tassel at each corner |
Tzute
|
Chichicastenango
| |
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|
Solola
| |
| 986-5-20/26187 | Skirt |
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Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
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Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26164 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Pablo La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Marcos La Laguna |