Smashing walnut bark

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30541349

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posted on 2025-11-17, 12:02 authored by Mónica Acosta-TorresMónica Acosta-Torres

MIC smashes walnut bark called tocte to prepare the mixture to dye the wool

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

C02

Rights owner

Micaela Anguaya Jetacama

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Tocte

Description alt

MIC machaca corteza tocte para preparar la mezcla para teñir la lana.

Cultural group

Kichwa

Participants

Micaela Anguaya Jetacama, Hilda Cecilia Pichamba

Country

Ecuador

Place

Cachiviro, Imbabura

Cultural context/event

Wool dyeing

Date of creation

2023-08-02

Unique ID

2022SG16-C02-0099

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Keywords

walnut bark natural dye dye preparation

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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