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Woman's head-shawl ('ajar) made of wool and cotton. Shawl possibly has missing sections at either end. Red-dyed wool warp and weft with supplementary weft patterns in white cotton which has resisted the red dye. Patterns at one end of shawl are arranged in horizontal bands and comprise linear and geometric motifs; followed by two broad white cotton bands, then series of three rectangular 'blocks' of pattern (possibly inspired by jewellery forms) along edge of cloth on either side. Each block separated by full length double white cotton bands. In centre of cloth are randomly ? dispersed single pattern elements; some have only half the pattern completed. Patterns include chevrons, lozenges, triangles and zigzags.
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