Tzute

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Title	Tzute
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	1955-1960
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Cotton, silk; warp-faced with supplementary weft patterning

Size:

34 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (87 x 49.53 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, Central America, Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Almolonga

Culture:

Maya, North America, Central America, Guatemala, Quetzaltenango

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

tzute; warp-faced red and white cotton with silk supplementary weft in blue, yellow and white; black band runs vertically through center

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons

Accession Number:

97.189.18

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009