Head Cloth Item Number: E210 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long rectangular textile with tapered ends. Red, green, yellow, purple, blue, orange, and white horizontal stripes with large multi-coloured tassels at the ends.
History Of Use
Worn by women
Cultural Context
domestic
Specific Techniques
Tzute constructed from 54.0 cm wide length of material woven in warp-faced plain weave with warp stripes. Warp is two 2-ply; weft is 3 singles. Each end of the tzute machine sewn with double thickness of material to triangular shape. Large tassels at each end of the tzute (of 2 ply yarn) hang from wrapped cords (double strands of cords that have been wrapped by the yarn in a "figure-8"). Cords attach to cloth through small partitions in the warp and weft at the end of the tzute.
Item History
- Made in Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ? during 1972
- Collected by Robert Richards
- Owned by Robert Richards before June 8, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on June 8, 1972
What
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Field Collector
- Robert Richards
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before June 8, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on June 8, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0199/0006