Long, rectangular, tabby-woven cotton textile decorated with bands graded from pink to purple. The purple bands are wider and bisected with a yellow and black varigated band. The ends of the warp have been plied at one shorter side. At the opposite side a section of unwoven warp is followed by a narrow woven band (placement of spacer?). The accompanying label suggests that the textile might be intended to be used as a headscarf.
textile (function unknown); textile
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