Natural Hand Dyed Indigo

Natural Hand Dyed Indigo - Osei – Duro

 

Indigo dye vats and textiles drying on lines in outdoor workshop.
Small, bubbling pool of indigo powder with stone steps and vegetation in the background.
Circular stone cover with a pattern of raised circles, partially covered in mud, with a person’s sandal-clad foot visible at the edge.
Circular pit filled with indigo dye, surrounded by concrete surfaces and scattered yellow leaves.
Indigo-dyed fabrics hanging to dry in an outdoor traditional dye pit, with simple buildings in the background.
Multiple lines of indigo dyed fabric hung out to dry on wooden poles in a dry.
Close-up of hands holding fresh indigo plant above sandy soil.
Close-up of hands holding round, dry pieces of indigo on a concrete surface.
Large indigo-dyed cloth hanging from a horizontal pole outdoors with buildings in the background.

 

Individual holding indigo cloth standing outdoors with residential houses.
Indigo-dyed fabric placed on parallel dark slats on top of indigo vat.
Hand holding a piece of white cloth with a indigo dye on the corner.
Individual handling textiles near a large vat of indigo dye, with dyed fabrics laid out to dry.
Hands holding a piece of indigo-dyed fabric with an indigo dye vat in the background.
Plastic bag filled with brown granular substance.