Quand la technique n’est plus là. Documenter la teinture à l’indigo au Nord Bénin (xixe-xxe siècles)

Indigo dyeing was an essential element of the cotton-based textile industry, practised in dozens of workshops in North Benin on the eve of the colonial occupation. The activity lasted during the first half of the 20th century, then began to decline until its complete disappearance in the early 1990s...

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Main Author: Olivier P. Gosselain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: OpenEdition 2021-11-01
Series:Afrique Archéologie Arts
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aaa/3178