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Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Meitz starts a new indigo vat by liquid reusing the liquid from another indigo vat she has that does not have any indigo dye left in it. She pours the liquid through a sieve made by leaves inserted in a small cask without a bottom to catch impurities.
Date Created
2010-07-17
Format
Photograph
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Women, Photographs, Crafts, Dimen Village, Indigo, Indigo Paste, Dyeing
Location
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
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Funding Provided by University of the Pacific
Rights Holder
Marie Anna Lee, c. 2019
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Recommended Citation
Lee, Marie Anna, "Starting an indigo dye vat" (2010). All Photographs. 1453.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/1453
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Women, Photographs, Crafts, Dimen Village, Indigo, Indigo Paste, Dyeing
