Tzute

Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Tzute

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.72

Description

Black textile woven with extremely loosely spun thread, giving the textile a felted appearance. Each corner has two pompoms made of orange, pink, blue, green, and yellow yarns.

Use

Tzutes are multipurpose textiles, typically used as a head-cloth, neck-cloth, ceremonial wrapping, or scarf to carry a baby.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

City

Chamula

State/Province

Chiapas

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chamula

State/Province

Chiapas

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

89 cm

Width

41.6 cm

Material

Wool

Color

Black, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Red, Green

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

"Tzute," McClung Museum of Natural History, https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/object-of-the-month/tzute/