MAKING: Wool dyeing Part III

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30542702

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posted on 2025-11-17, 12:00 authored by Lorena Toro-MayorgaLorena Toro-Mayorga

One more pan is added to the dyeing process to simultaneously dye two skeins of yarn in purple and yellow colors using mainly natural herbs added to ñachak sisa and cochineal

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

S05

Rights owner

Maria Rosario Juana Jerez Caisabanda

Title alt

Ñachak sisa

Description alt

Se añade una cacerola más al proceso de teñido para teñir simultáneamente dos madejas de hilo en colores morado y amarillo, utilizando principalmente hierbas naturales añadidas a ñachak, sisa y cochinilla.

Cultural group

Kichwa

Country

Ecuador

Place

Salasaka, Tungurahua

Cultural context/event

Wool dyeing

Date of creation

2023-11-25

Unique ID

2022SG16-S05-0354