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Indigo has been used by various historical cultures. In the East, indigo was used for batik fabrics. The indigenous tribes of the Americas used indigo for painting and as mummy shrouds. In North and West Africa, indigo-dyed cloth symbolizes wealth and fertility; powerful people use indigo for clothing and skin dye.
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∙ 13y agothey sold it for money. they use the indigo for patters and clothing
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What is the use of indigo plant leaves?
Indigo plant leaves are used for dying cotton.
What is the name of the plant used to make a valuable blue dye?
Indigo plant
Why is indigo used in agriculture?
wye is indigo usedin agriculture why is indigo used in agriculture?
What plant was used for blue dye?
Indigo
What is indigo farming?
Means growing the plant used to make indigo dye. Indigo is sort of a red/purple.
What are Indigo leaves used for?
The sold it for money and they use the indigo plant for patters and clothings
What flowering plant is used as source for indigo?
ANIL
Where is indigo grown?
The plant indigo the people of the southern colonies used is grown on large farms.
Which plant was used in ancient times to dye clothes?
There are a large number of plant based dyes. But if you are studying the history of the American colonies, you are probably looking for Indigo.
What plant in the colonies was used for blue dye?
indigo was the plants name
What are the uses of indigo plant?
A dye is extracted from indigo plant leaves for dyeing cotton yarn.
Is a bushy plant whose stems and leaves are used to make blue dye?
indigo
