Fringed cloth (Tzute), Women wore this type of all-purpose cloth folded on the head during times of cofradia ceremonies. Made from a single striped panel, the tzute is almost completely covered with rich brocading.
Fringed cloth (Tzute)
Women wore this type of all-purpose cloth folded on the head during times of cofradia ceremonies. Made from a single striped panel, the tzute is almost completely covered with rich brocading. The ends are finished with decorative machine stitching in white cotton, with the warp ends left as fringes. 75 cm (29 ½ in) square, excluding fringes. . . . Because the design is woven in single-faced brocading, where nothing shows on the reverse of the fabric, it is also possible to admire the careful arrangement of colors in the striped ground fabric.
Trustees of the British Museum. "Fringed Cloth (Tzute)." Photograph. Hecht, Ann. Textiles from Guatemala. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001, 47.
Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave
Knoxville Museum of Art
WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS
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WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS (2.63MB)
This log presents a diversity of woven textiles showing warp stripes and weft bands from various countries and time periods. Libby O'Bryan was the primary researcher of images. Emily Nachison added material, color corrected, and formatted the images with text. Olivia Valentine worked from this image bank to create the flat screen display in the exhibition.