Aunt Jemima and her Scarf

All pretty black mamas from the south adorn there heads with the prettiest scarves.You see it in the Southern Pictures of old,the slave women in the field,as the headdress of the Black Mississippi Masalas,this colorful headdress of color.So,I wonder if it carries a special meaning on Aunt Jemima's Head Scarf, Mrs.Butter Worth's headdress, or my grandmama's photos.Is this part of our Southern Heritage.Are we all descended from the Geechee?