Maybe the person who had these and cut them into bandana size had intended to use them for a head scarf for work.
I worked in a cannery and had many scarfs for seasons.
I have a friend from work and she had a scarf to match every outfit she wore plus more. She had over 300 scarfs of all kinds.
I made myself scarfs from time to time and made some for this friend also.
When she was retiring she had me use some of her favorite scarfs to make a quilt then at her retirement part she had her fellow work mates sign the back of the quilt.
She paid me well for making it.......