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Tzute, woman's, white cotton, fringed, red central portion, multicolored brocade birds, geometric images
Tzute, woman's, white cotton, fringed, red central portion, multicolored brocade birds, geometric images
Object Number 2013.24.170
Display Title Tzute, woman's, white cotton, fringed, red central portion, multicolored brocade birds, geometric images
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial women's tzutes, two pieces, backstrap loomed, warps cut, create fringes on both ends, white cotton, multicolored silk two faced supplementary weft brocade, birds, geometric
Inventory Description Tzute, woman's, white cotton, fringed, red central portion, multicolored brocade birds, geometric images
Classification
  • Tzute
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nebaj
Dimensions Overall: 34 × 41 cm (13 3/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.24.170; 130
Credit Line Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these Guatemalan textiles
Provenance
Collector Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector Carroll William Dodge
Donor Donated by Mary Dodge Cobb

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