Cloth Item Number: Sa160 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cloth (tzute) composed of two pieces of red cloth with dark red stripes joined together with an embroidered multicoloured band (randa) at the centre, and brocaded with multicoloured geometric designs on a dark red ground. The cloth is finished with a dark red tassel at each corner.
History Of Use
Worn around shoulders as protection from the cold and rain. In warmer weather it is folded and worn on the head, or used as a sling for carrying.
Cultural Context
domestic
Specific Techniques
Probably backstrap loomed cloth made from one 37 cm wide 4-selvedge length that has been cut in half laterally and joined together to form a square. Band of decorative embroidery stitches (randa) at the seam. One side has hand-stitched hem; selvedge edges on the other three. Ground fabric woven in a warp-faced plain weave with warp stripes (pinstripes). Warp: pair of singles; weft: 4 singles. Central area of the tzute features two-faced supplementary weft patterning over 2 to 7 warps. Supplementary weft: four 2-plied threads each s-plied). The supplementary weft threads have been "raised" by the weaver to make a pile effect on the ground weave. Tassles at each corner of the tzute made from bundles of 2-plied (each s-plied) threads inserted through the corners and bound together at the top of the tassle with half-knots.
Item History
- Made in Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected by Inge Ruus
- Owned by Inge Ruus before July 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during July 1976
What
- Name
- Cloth
- Identification Number
- Sa160
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- dye and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven, embroidered, hand stitched and knotted
- Overall
- height 74.0 cm, width 82.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Field Collector
- Inge Ruus
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Ownership Date
- before July 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0318/0005