Fringed scarf, red/maroon plaid print (hand-printed, Japan)

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Fringed scarf, red/maroon plaid print (hand-printed, Japan)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.242

Description

A long rectangular lightweight silky scarf printed with an abstract plaid/grid of crossing bands in red, maroon/aubergine, coral, and white. The short ends have a knotted heading and a deep fringe of self-colored threads (coral/red). A sewn fabric label survives, detached. Fringe tangled, with some loose threads. This is the red/maroon colorway of the plaid design.

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 — silk or a synthetic (rayon/polyester) of silky hand (the "no crinkle" on the sibling's label hints at a synthetic). Self-fabric/thread fringe. TECHNIQUES: Screen ("hand") printing on woven fabric; ends finished with a knotted/macramé heading and applied or self-fringe.

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.

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

MARKINGS / INSCRIPTIONS: Sewn fabric label at one end (English): "100% HAND PRINT," "NO CRINKLE," "MADE IN JAPAN". Languages: English (label).

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 scarf carries the identifying label for the plaid pair: a Japanese "100% hand print" scarf, "Made in Japan." It is the red/maroon colorway matching the orange plaid scarf, and the two should be cross-referenced as a colorway pair; plus the chain-print red scarf is a separate design. "Hand print" indicates hand screen-printing; Japanese printed scarves were exported widely in the mid-to-late twentieth century.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

June 3, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026