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Object Number 986-5-20/26242
Display Title Utility cloth (tzute)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tzute
Object Description Small utility cloth (tzute); 1-2-3-4 twill; green, navy, white plaid; knotted fringe on one short side; 2 machine-stitched edges; white powdery substance (flour?) on object (same substance found on utility cloth 986-5-20/26240)
Inventory Description Woven cloth, cotton, green, blue and white plaid, fringed on 2 sides.
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 92 x 29.5 x 0.5 cm (36 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26242
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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