Lecture: Indigo – Mummy Cloths to Blue Jeans by Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul (United Kingdom), Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University

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Lecture: Indigo – Mummy Cloths to Blue Jeans by Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul (United Kingdom), Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University

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1 Sep 2018, Sat 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road

Indigo, known as the “King of Dyes,” has been in continuous use and traded worldwide as blue dye, paint pigment, and medicine for over six millennia. Its unique chemistry is suited for all types of textiles, whether prestige silks or blue jeans, as well as paint for frescoes and manuscripts. In this richly-illustrated talk, Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul—artist, traveller, and author of three books on indigo—will speak about this fascinating colour, as well as indigo’s increasing popularity as a sustainable dye.

A public programme of Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material.

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2018-09-01

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In this richly-illustrated talk, Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul—artist, traveller, and author of three books on indigo—will speak about this fascinating colour, as well as indigo’s increasing popularity as a sustainable dye.

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Onsite (CCA)

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“Lecture: Indigo – Mummy Cloths to Blue Jeans by Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul (United Kingdom), Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/2470.

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