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Fringed scarf, red/maroon plaid print (hand-printed, Japan)
Clothing/Dress/Costume
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.
2025.1.242
Purchased by María A Arús Caraballo and her mother, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez, after a neighbor's purchase.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition
2025.1
Scarf
Female
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.
1970s
Japan
Asia
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.
MARKINGS / INSCRIPTIONS: Sewn fabric label at one end (English): "100% HAND PRINT," "NO CRINKLE," "MADE IN JAPAN". Languages: English (label).
177.9 cm
1
Good
María A. Arús Caraballo
owner
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
purchase
Japan
Asia
production
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.