Identity blues: the ethnobotany of the indigo dyeing by Landian Yao (Iu Mien) in Yunnan, Southwest China
Abstract Background Indigo-dyed textiles have been central to the cultural identity of Landian Yao (literally "blue clothes Yao") people in Southwest China for centuries, driving a significant local market for naturally dyed indigo cloth. In the past two decades, local indigo production fo...
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Main Authors: | Shan Li (Author), Anthony B. Cunningham (Author), Ruyan Fan (Author), Yuhua Wang (Author) |
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2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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