A custom made Tais scarf produced during the first New Zealand deployment in East Timor. The scarf features intricate multicolour woven stripe patterns with geometric woven motifs, braided accent bands, and tasseled fringe ends. Bright pink, yellow, orange, blue, and maroon tones are woven throughout the fabric in a traditional East Timorese style.

Brought back by a soldier in 1999. Says "New Zealand Peacekeeping Force In East Timor" along with a Tetum translation.

Features

• Traditional woven Tais construction
• Multicolour striped and geometric pattern design
• Woven text detail incorporated into fabric
• Braided accent bands across both ends
• Tasseled fringe edging
• Long rectangular scarf format

Sizing:  140cm x 45cm

Weight: 0.6kg

Condition: Used/Very Good - Item has clearly had some use. There may be marks and signs of wear, but still lot's of life left.  If you want more information on our condition ratings, check out our condition guide