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Skull-cap composed of four sections of machine plain woven cotton: 2 dyed lilac, 1 natural coloured cotton, 1 dyed blue. These sections are hand sewn together. The cap is decorated by a wide band of embroidery in dyed brown and gold silk. A series of narrow stripes are used to create diamonds patterns in negative leaving the ground weave exposed.
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