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Object Number
986-5-20/26249
Display Title
Woman's general cloth (tzute)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzute
Object Description
Woman's general cloth (tzute); red, black, brown stripe on natural; brocade quetzals, animals (including frog) in pinks, purples, greens, yellows; woven in two pieces and embroidered at join; stained. Unusual
Inventory Description
Woven cloth textile, multi-colored birds, floral and geometric embroidery.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950 ca.
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wool, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 79 x 89 x 0.3 cm (31 1/8 x 35 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26249
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26188 | Man's headdress (tzute de hombre) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santa Maria de Jesus
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Nahvia | |
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Marcos La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26194 | Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre) |
Headdress
|
Santa Maria de Jesus
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Nahvia | |
| 986-5-20/26164 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Pablo La Laguna
San Marcos La Laguna 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 | |
| 986-5-20/26179 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26254 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26230 | Utility cloth (tzute? servilleta?) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Guatemala
| |
| 986-5-20/26205 | Man's cloth (tzute de hombre) |
Woven
|
Nahvia
Santa Maria de Jesus | |
| 986-5-20/26167 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Napkin
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26166 | Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Almolonga?
| |
| 2013.24.9 | Tzute, multipurpose cloth, dark blue with variety of multicolored animals and the word "Cantel" |
Tzute
|
Santo Domingo Xenacoj
|