13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Traditional Incan Textile Dyeing
A Quechua woman dyes wool with traditional natural dyes. Instead of commercial and synthetic dyes, these women have reverted to using ecologicially responsible sources from the Andes for their dyes, such as plant matter, fungi, and even insects!
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 12.2013 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2015 |
| Photo Location: | Chincerro, Peru |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS |
| Copyright: | © Chandan Banerjee |