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Tzute (man's head cloth)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Square of bright red cotton cloth with narrow black stripes, patterned in yellow silk with an an over-all asymmetrical arrangement of birds, horses, and grotesque animal forms. Large fuchsia-colored silk tassels at corners.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
20th century
Credit Line
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe
Medium
Medium: cotton, silk Technique: warp-faced plain weave with supplementary weft patterning Label: cotton with silk weft patterning
Dimensions
H x W: 65.1 x 55.9 cm (25 5/8 x 22 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Tzute (man's head cloth)
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