Bahamas

A tartan of the Bahamas family.

Its design is pattern WGWRGWYW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Designed 1966 by Gordon Rees of Nassau's Scottish Shop to commemorate early Scottish settlers in the Bahamas; government-approved.

The Bahamas tartan groups 3 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
BahamasLB/16 LY4 LB44 DG12 R4 W20 DG24 LB/62381966
Bahamas sett
District Tartan0.35DB/12 Y4 DB44 G14 R4 W22 G22 DB/62381966
District Tartan sett
Bahamas0.46DB/4 Y4 DB44 G14 R4 W22 G22 DB/6230
Bahamas sett

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