Deadstock cotton bandana with all-over skull-and-chain graphic.
Category: Curated
File Under: #GraphicAccessories, #SkullMotifs, #1990sMaterialCulture
Cotton bandana produced in the early 1990s, featuring an all-over skull-and-chain print. The graphic places a skull-and-crossbones motif within a repeating linked-chain border, printed at full scale across the surface.
Two units were sourced in deadstock condition from original retail packaging, which was removed due to deterioration. The bandana remains unused, with crisp cotton hand feel and strong print saturation intact.
Bandanas of this type circulated widely during the period as low-cost accessories, used interchangeably across subcultures and everyday wear. The skull and chain imagery functioned as generic graphic language rather than brand or affiliation.
Within Clearance Archive, the piece is positioned as deadstock printed matter—mass-produced, language-driven, and preserved outside its original moment of use.
Deadstock cotton bandana with all-over skull-and-chain graphic.
Category: Curated
File Under: #GraphicAccessories, #SkullMotifs, #1990sMaterialCulture
Cotton bandana produced in the early 1990s, featuring an all-over skull-and-chain print. The graphic places a skull-and-crossbones motif within a repeating linked-chain border, printed at full scale across the surface.
Two units were sourced in deadstock condition from original retail packaging, which was removed due to deterioration. The bandana remains unused, with crisp cotton hand feel and strong print saturation intact.
Bandanas of this type circulated widely during the period as low-cost accessories, used interchangeably across subcultures and everyday wear. The skull and chain imagery functioned as generic graphic language rather than brand or affiliation.
Within Clearance Archive, the piece is positioned as deadstock printed matter—mass-produced, language-driven, and preserved outside its original moment of use.
Added to Archive: 2026
Edition: Mass-produced accessory
Material: 100% cotton
Era: Early 1990s
Condition: Deadstock; unused; original packaging discarded due to wear
Dimensions: Approx. 21 in × 21 in
Intervention: None
Provenance: Sourced as deadstock
Care: Cold wash; hang dry
