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Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango with dolls
$5000

Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
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  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango
  • Woman’s Tzute from Chichicastenango

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. This item can only be purchased online using PAYPAL or a US Dollar Check sent to our P.O. Box address in Florida, USA. For buying instructions and more pictures, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

A woman’s ceremonial tzute woven in two panels on a back strap loom. All the designs are woven in. The cotton form the background is hand spun. Both panels are joined by a hand embroidered “Randa” (joining band). Anthropomorphic designs: Cyclops dolls. Zoomorphic designs: eagles, deer and double headed eagle. 

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Age: Approximately woven in the 1950’s.
Ethnic Group: K’iché
Origin: Chichicastenango, El Quiche
Materials: Cotton, wool and mercerized cotton; natural dyes: blue, orange; cuyuscate: alizarin.
Use: Ceremonial Tzute
Technique: Woven on a back strap loom
Size: Approximately 34" x 38"
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