Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco

This paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical investigation into plant and fungal dyes used by the Wichí people of the Semiarid Chaco. Fieldwork was carried out with occasional and key informants, both men and women, in several locations of Salta and Formosa provinces in Argentina. Moreover,...

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Autores principales: Suárez, M.E., Arenas, P.
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Argentina
Economic botany
Ethnobotany
Plant dyes
Textile art
Bromelia
Fungi
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0373580X_v47_n1-2_p275_Suarez
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spelling todo:paper_0373580X_v47_n1-2_p275_Suarez2023-10-03T15:30:22Z Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco Suárez, M.E. Arenas, P. Argentina Economic botany Ethnobotany Plant dyes Textile art Bromelia Fungi This paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical investigation into plant and fungal dyes used by the Wichí people of the Semiarid Chaco. Fieldwork was carried out with occasional and key informants, both men and women, in several locations of Salta and Formosa provinces in Argentina. Moreover, a detailed examination of the bibliography on the topic was conducted. Twenty-four plant species and two fungi that are used for coloring textile products made from cháguar fibers (Bromelia hieronymi and B. urbaniana) were found. Information and details on the vernacular names of the species, the parts that are used, the dying technique and the colors obtained are provided. The total number of dye plants found is high compared with the ones cited among other Chaco ethnic groups, and records were made of species that had not previously been mentioned among the Wichí people as being used for dyes. Fil:Suárez, M.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0373580X_v47_n1-2_p275_Suarez
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topic Argentina
Economic botany
Ethnobotany
Plant dyes
Textile art
Bromelia
Fungi
spellingShingle Argentina
Economic botany
Ethnobotany
Plant dyes
Textile art
Bromelia
Fungi
Suárez, M.E.
Arenas, P.
Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
topic_facet Argentina
Economic botany
Ethnobotany
Plant dyes
Textile art
Bromelia
Fungi
description This paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical investigation into plant and fungal dyes used by the Wichí people of the Semiarid Chaco. Fieldwork was carried out with occasional and key informants, both men and women, in several locations of Salta and Formosa provinces in Argentina. Moreover, a detailed examination of the bibliography on the topic was conducted. Twenty-four plant species and two fungi that are used for coloring textile products made from cháguar fibers (Bromelia hieronymi and B. urbaniana) were found. Information and details on the vernacular names of the species, the parts that are used, the dying technique and the colors obtained are provided. The total number of dye plants found is high compared with the ones cited among other Chaco ethnic groups, and records were made of species that had not previously been mentioned among the Wichí people as being used for dyes.
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Arenas, P.
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Arenas, P.
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title Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
title_short Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
title_full Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
title_fullStr Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
title_full_unstemmed Dye plants and fungi among the Wichí people of the Gran Chaco
title_sort dye plants and fungi among the wichí people of the gran chaco
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