Shawl Item Number: Sa179 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square shaped cotton shawl with hand sewn centre seam. At each end warp threads are knotted into a fringe with blue tassels attached. The design consists of three rows of multi-coloured double-faced brocade floral designs, separated by narrow bands of white single-faced brocade. Smaller floral bands are bounded by multi-coloured single face stripes at each end. The colours are pink, blue, red, green, yellow and purple on a green ground.
History Of Use
A tzute is used in many ways, as a shawl, as a sling to carry a baby, to wrap and carry goods, or on a woman's head as protection from the sun. This may have been made for tourist sale. The floral motif is not traditional but taken from European embroidery samplers (Emery and Fiske).
Cultural Context
worn by women
Specific Techniques
Woven by a woman on a back strap loom. Weft-faced plain weave with double faced discontinuous supplementary weft, and single faced continuous supplementary weft. The centre seam is hand sewn. Warp threads are tied in alternating knots, and blue tassels are tied to fringe.
Item History
- Made in San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 5, 1977
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- Sa179
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 110.5 cm, width 101.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- 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
- San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0404/0006