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Kano Indigo Dye Pits

The day before we were flying out of Nigeria in '97, we found the Indigo Dye Pits and observed this man dipping the fabric in the dye pit, then holding it in th...
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The day before we were flying out of Nigeria in '97, we found the Indigo Dye Pits and observed this man dipping the fabric in the dye pit, then holding it in the air, repeating those steps over and over and over, til it is just the right shade.
(I took this with a film camera in 1997 and scanned it into my computer now.)
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2 Comments |
PKnot
 
PKnot February 13, 2014
Nice capture of real village life in Nigeria. Thanks for sharing!
SHAUNVEN
 
SHAUNVEN September 29, 2015
I love this!
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