Rhus coriaria
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Rhus coriaria, commonly called Sicilian sumac, tanner's sumach, or elm-leaved sumach, is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the cashew family Anacardiaceae. It is native to southern Europe and western
Cultivated R. coriaria with olive trees in Spain
Spice (ground fruit) for sale in Istanbul
Spice, close-up
DOBAG Carpet Initiative
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DOBAG is the Turkish acronym for "Doğal Boya Araştırma ve Geliştirme Projesi". The project aims at reviving the traditional Turkish art and craft of carpet weaving. It provides inhabitants of a rural
Madder (Rubia tinctorum) plant
Indigo, historical dye collection of the Dresden University of Technology, Germany
DOBAG carpet commissioned for the British Museum's Islamic Gallery
Pile Rug, ca 1875; Southwestern Anatolia