A Mexican shawl.
1888. They usually had the Mexican serape strapped to the back of the saddle, or, if it was cold, as it was in our late November march, they put their head through the opening in the middle, so woven for that purpose, and flung the end across their breast and over one shoulder in a picturesque manner.—Mrs. Custer, ‘Tenting on the Plains,’ p. 213.
