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a b Bernstein, Richard (13 January 1999). "Silent Giants as Guides on an Ancient Thoroughfare". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 15 May 2021. According to one legend, the Croatian king Stjepan Držislav was captured by the Venetians, only to challenge Doge Pietro II Orseolo to a chess match for his freedom. He went on to win all three games of said match, and in some versions even won control over the cities of Dalmatia as well. He then incorporated the chessboard pattern into his coat of arms to commemorate this triumph. However, the earliest known records of this story come much later than the events described, written in a greater literary context of romantic nation-building, and thus cannot be taken as historical. [3] Belošević, Nikolina (2021). "Pluteji centrične kompozicije kao polazište za identifikaciju nove klesarske radionice u Istri"[Plutei with Centric Composition: A Starting Point in Identifying a New Stone Carving Workshop in Istria]. Ars Adriatica (in Croatian). University of Zadar. 11 (11): 51. doi: 10.15291/aa.3555. ISSN 1848-7459. S2CID 247905320 . Retrieved 17 January 2023.a b c Renfro, Evan (5 June 2017). "Stitched together, torn apart: The keffiyeh as cultural guide". International Journal of Cultural Studies. 21 (6): 571–586. doi: 10.1177/1367877917713266. ISSN 1367-8779. S2CID 149275034. The rectangular cloth, which is made from cotton, is commonly referred to as the ghutra or kufiyah. It’s also an important part of Middle Easternculture which helps to connect men to the traditions and customs of their native country.