Minneapolis Institute of Art
Woman's ceremonial tzute
Kaqchikel Maya artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-68ca1eb5cbc9
- Date
- c. 1980s
- Medium
- Cotton, supplementary weft patterning, embroidery
- Culture
- Kaqchikel Maya
- Department
- Global Contemporary Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 100304
What the image shows
A vibrant embroidered textile featuring floral and bird motifs.
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From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The highly skilled weavers of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, produce some of the finest, most complex, and most famous textiles in the region. They are known for their double-faced weaving technique, which produces identical patterns on both sides of the fabric. You can see this double-sided effect on the baby’s cap (6) and the woman’s ceremonial tzute, or woven cloth (3). In this selection of weavings, you can find patterns that feature a combination of geometric, floral, and animal imagery. You can also see the influence of needlepoint and counted cross-stitch patterns that were brought to Guatemala from Spain in objects 1 and 2. Kaqchikel Maya, Americas
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- Credit line
- Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons
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