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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0002-0013   CAS 2006-0002-0013; Head scarf
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Head scarf
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercially woven cotton cloth; Indigo dye
Description Head scarf worn by young boys as part of a school uniform, made from a piece of loosely woven white cotton cloth that is imprinted with an all-over pattern of aligned indigo-blue dots; Ends of scarf have been folded over and hand-stitched.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 31.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 75.3