Su't

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Su't

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.40

Description

Red su't with thin black stripe patterning and center seam secured with feather stitch. Purple, orange, green and white supplementary wefts create dense geometric diamond design in center of textile. Orange tassels are attached to each corner.

Use

Man's ceremonial garment.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Su't

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Red, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

Chichicastenango

State/Province

Quiché

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chichicastenango

State/Province

Quiché

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

K'iche' [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

ceremonial costume, menswear, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

67.5 cm

Length

76 cm

Location

Box

Box 1 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel