Maya blue
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Maya blue is a unique bright turquoise or azure blue pigment manufactured by cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, such as the Mayas and Aztecs, during a period extending from approximately the 8th c
A warrior with Maya blue on the background
Maya blue used in the Florentine Codex fol. 227v
Indigofera suffruticosa
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Indigofera suffruticosa, commonly known as Guatemalan indigo, small-leaved indigo, West Indian indigo, wild indigo, and anil, is a flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.
Maya blue
…world's harshest climates. The Maya blue pigment is a composite of organic and inorganic constituents, primarily indigo dyes derived from the leaves of anil (Indigofera suffruticosa, called ch'oj in Mayan) plants combined with palygorskite, a natural clay and type of fuller's earth. Palygorskite is most…
Indigofera suffruticosa Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 076
Seeds of anil
Leaves of anil