It should be mentioned that "checkwork" is also employed to decorate the heads of several figurines from Western Europe (Brassempouy, Menton).
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Checkwork
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But the assumption that checkwork is also a female decoration is proved by the fact that in some cases the figurines from Western Europe have details showing this same decorative feature .
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And these are the garments that they shall make: breastplate and ephod and robe and checkwork tunic, turban and sash.
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This was a basin midway between Mt Galičica and Mt Baba, a checkwork of low hills and terraced orchards, tipping south towards Lake Prespa.
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