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Tzute (man's Head Cloth) (Guatemala)

This is a Tzute (man's head cloth). It is dated 20th century and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is cotton, rayon and its technique is warp-faced plain weave with supplementary weft. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). It is credited Gift of International Business Machines Corp..

Its dimensions are

H x W (without tassels): 67.9 × 64.1 cm (26 3/4 × 25 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Tzute (man's Head Cloth) (Guatemala); cotton, rayon; H x W (without tassels): 67.9 × 64.1 cm (26 3/4 × 25 1/4 in.); Gift of International Business Machines Corp.; 1960-88-2

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