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One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
$750

One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
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  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal
  • One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute from San Juan Cotzal

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. 

 

One panel for a tzute woven on a back strap loom. One end shows fringes and the other end has a hand stitched seam. The piece has a hole (damage) in the center, because of use. The background is woven with different warp lines. 

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Age: Approximately woven in the 1920’s.
Ethnic Group: Ixil
Origin: San Juan Cotzal, El Quiché
Materials: Cotton and cuyuscate; natural dyes: indigo, indigo plus (green), purple and orange.
Use: One Panel for a Woman’s Tzute
Technique: Woven on a back strap loom
Size: Approximately 14” x 31” (with fringes)
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