BANDANA or BANDANNA, a word probably derived from the Hindustani bandhnu, which signified a primitive method of obtaining an effect in dyeing by tying up cloth in different places to prevent the particular parts from receiving the dye. The name was given to richly coloured silk handkerchiefs produced by this process. Bandanas are now commonly made of cotton and pro duced in Lancashire, whence they are exported. The effect is also produced by a regular process in calico printing, in which the pattern is made by discharging the colour. In the United States, bandanas enjoyed popularity on western cattle ranches, and among the negro population of the southern states.