May 11, 2019 noon at the Powell Wyoming Homesteader Museum. The Gals will be introducing 9 new ensembles plus new Gals like Bailey shown here at the museum’s “Tables and Tea” fundraiser event. Get your tickets soon, as we expect this to sell out quickly.
.. had a high trading value into the 19th century around the world. There were many conflicts and misuse of indigenous people used to plant, cultivate, and process indigo in many places such as Bengal, and India, but the demand for the dye continued to climb. In 1897, 998 square …
… by Eliza Pinckney, where it became the colony’s 2nd most important cash crop behind rice. There were three species grown in the US, (“indigofera caroliniana, I tinctoria, and I suffruticosa”). It became an export crop. By 1775, South Carolinan indigo production exceeded 1,222,000 pounds. When Benjamin Franklin went to …
.. especially important during the Edo period because commoners had been banned from wearing silk, which led to increased production of cotton and indigo which was one of few chemicals they had available to dye it. (Photo: Edo period Japan, 1920’s cotton kimono dyed with indigo)
… wealth throughout west Africa, the Saharas to Cameroon, and Nigeria. The Mandinka of Mali were world renowned for their expertise in the growing and application of indigo. The communal dye pits in 16th century Mali are still used today. (Photo: 2003 Malian indigo master Ousmane)
… established by European powers in tropical climates. Spain imported it from its colonies in South America, and it was a major crop in Haiti and Jamaica during the Spanish colonial period. The Virgin Islands had thriving plantations, but France and Germany outlawed the import of indigo in the 16th …
… for painting, medicine, and cosmetics. It was imported to the Mediteranean from Arab merchants. It was rare in Europe, where the chemical “twin” dye woad (“Isatis tinctoria”) was used instead. Late in the 15th century, Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama found a sea route to India, which led to …
… a mixture of “indigofera” indogo and dibromoindgo (a red from the Murex sea snail). Combined they made Tyrian purple, and light exposure during the dying process converted the dibromoindgo into blue hues known as royal blue or hyacinth purple. (Photo: processed indigo chunks from the “indigofera” plant)
… a plant containing similar chemicals was used for dying things blue, but these and others had low concentrations which make them difficult to work with and the color is more easily miscolored by other chemicals which often leads to a greenish tinge to the blue. The “Indigofera tinctoria” consistently …
The Buffalo Skull of the Pahaska Corral of Westerners is in almost every photo. Salute! The Buffalo Gals performed for this branch of this international organization honoring the culture and history of the Wild Western United States. BIG THANKS to the Irma Hotel for providing the equipment and dressing room, …
