A large, striped rectangular shouldercloth or head wrapper, ulos. It is made of hand spun, natural dyed cotton, woven in warp dominant tabby. The warp stripes are light brown, black and mid brown, with two wide black panels at each selvedge. The warp ends are tightly twisted to form a fringe. Large areas of the cloth are stained.
shoulder cloths; textile
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