Cochineal

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30542012

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posted on 2025-11-17, 12:01 authored by Lorena Toro-MayorgaLorena Toro-Mayorga

Close up to prickly pear plant that allows the growth of cochineal

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

S06

Rights owner

Lorena Isabel Toro-Mayorga

Title alt

Cochinilla

Description alt

Primer plano de la planta de tuna que permite el crecimiento de la cochinilla

Cultural group

Kichwa

Country

Ecuador

Place

Salasaka, Tungurahua

Cultural context/event

Wool dyeing

Date of creation

2023-11-25

Unique ID

2022SG16-S06-0265

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Keywords

prickly pear cochineal dye

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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