headcloth; headsquare; textile

Square headcloth woven in handspun singles cotton, made in two equal sized sections and hand sewn together. At one corner is a square-shaped area of geometric embroidery, comprising two small green squares, a blue diagonal line, and red, orange and gold-coloured metal-wrapped thread infilling. There is an applied fringe, which has gold-coloured metal clips at the top and a full woollen fringe, worked in two tones of red wool. [Textile]

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