Art
Cochineal in the History of Art and Global Trade
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:24:49
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Synopsis
Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg of the Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Garden and Oaxaca Textile Museum explores the historical and cultural significance of this natural crimson dye. Used from antiquity, cochineal became Mexico’s second-most valued export after silver during the Spanish colonial period. Recorded Dec. 10, 2017.
