Across the Caribbean similar circumstances resulted in the development of unique local styles of handkerchief headwrap, variously known across different languages and regions as

Tét Maré, bandana, tignon, bamboche, foulard de tête, Madras calendé, tête calendé, Tete en lè, Tête Cassie, Tête Chaudière, coiffe créole en Madras, or simply Madras, among other names.

Some styles reportedly required up to six handkerchiefs to create, arranged to show glimpses of each handkerchief's pattern and quality. In this drawing, a group of fashionable women stand behind a stack of folded fabrics tied up together. The woman at the front of the group has more fabrics, including checked pieces, draped over her arm.

Related Database Records

Entry no. 72: On a full description of dress and ways of wrapping the Madras handkerchief.