Fringed scarf, deep-red chain/link print

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Fringed scarf, deep-red chain/link print

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.243

Description

A long rectangular lightweight silky scarf in deep red, printed with a large white interlocking-chain/link (or interlocking-ring) motif running along its length. The short ends have a knotted heading and a deep fringe of self-colored threads; the fringe is wavy and tangled with loose threads. This is the odd one out of the three, with a chain/link design rather than a plaid.

Use

Purchased by María A Arús Caraballo and her mother, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez, after a neighbor's purchase.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Scarf

Clothing Sex

Female

Notes

MATERIALS: Lightweight printed dress fabric of silky hand — silk or synthetic (the label's "no crinkle" suggests a synthetic such as polyester); fiber to be confirmed. Self-thread fringe. Sewn label. TECHNIQUES: Screen ("hand") printing on woven fabric; knotted heading and fringe at the ends.

Made/Created

Time Period

1970s

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Notes

MAKER: Per the label seen on the matching plaid scarf, a Japanese maker ("100% HAND PRINT / NO CRINKLE / MADE IN JAPAN"). No label is visible on this scarf; maker attributed by close match to its labelled sibling. DATE / PERIOD: Not dated; mid-to-late 20th century (estimated) for a Japanese hand-printed fashion scarf of this type. Undetermined more precisely. ORIGIN: Japan (manufacture), attributed via the matching labelled scarf ("Made in Japan"). Acquisition: 1970s Cuba per María A. Arús Caraballo.

Dimensions

Length

177.9 cm

Parts

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

María A. Arús Caraballo

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

purchase

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Notes

production

Research Notes

Notes

This design is a bold white interlocking-chain/link motif on deep red, not the plaid shared by the orange and red/maroon scarves. It is therefore catalogued as a related but separate scarf, not part of the plaid set. No label is visible, so its maker and origin are not established; it may share the plaid pair's Japanese origin, but that should be confirmed rather than assumed.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

June 3, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026