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Hi John, I was thinking along the same lines of what were the sources of pigments and dyes used by indigenous people of a specific culture. In Hawaii, the golden yellow and bright red feathers of native birds were highly prized and used for adornment of chiefs in the form of cloaks, capes, helmets, feather standards, etc. There are a lot of excellent examples in this exhibition catalog: Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: Nā Hulu Aliʻi <https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/royal-hawaiian-featherwork-na-hulu-alii/> Botanical dyes were used to color kapa (Hawaiian barkcloth) used for clothing and blankets. There are many different examples of color in cultural materials with the rarest reserved for those with status or rank. Best, Malia Malia Van Heukelem Art Archivist Librarian Jean Charlot Collection <http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/charlot-collection/> University of Hawaii at Manoa 808-956-2849 On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 4:16 PM Talor Stewart, Architect < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > A look into the origins of color reveals a direct tie to geography. What > minerals, plants, and animals were/are available in that region to make > pigments from? > > By researching what natural pigments are used even today in colors we can > discover where these materials come from: For instance, blue colors: > Cobalt, Indigo, Lapis and then see how the older local cultures with easy > access to them (or trade routes connecting them) used them in art and > textiles. > > Fun fact: purple from the purple snail was the rarest of colors which is > why it is not used on any national flag - not enough to color all the > banners even a tiny nation would need to fly at all the official places..... > > Hope this gives a lead students can track.... > > Talor > > > --- > > > > *Talor Stewart, Architect* > (802) 379-9867 Vermont > (410) 417-7176 Maryland > (760) 331-4029 California > www.ConsciousHomeDesign.com <https://conscioushomedesign.com/> > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 3:17 PM Joan Beaudoin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> You might suggest the text by Marcia Hall, below, for some ideas. >> >> Hall, M. B. (1992). *Color and Meaning: Practice and Theory in >> Renaissance Painting*. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. >> >> There are lots of ties to culture, color and art, some of these are so >> obvious that we tend not to think about them at all (e.g., Mary/Madonna = >> blue, Roman rulers = purple). >> >> Color is also incredibly important for tapestry manufacturing, and you >> could point out that much color research was being performed in the 18th >> century in Europe for this purpose (among these explorations was the work >> of Michel-Eugene Chevreul (1786-1889) at Gobelins). Hope this helps! >> >> |+/+|+\+|+/+|+\+|+/+|+\+|+/+|+\+|+/+|+\+|+/+| >> >> Dr. Joan E. Beaudoin >> >> Associate Professor >> >> School of Information Sciences >> >> Wayne State University >> >> 888-497-8754 ext. 701 >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> http://sis.wayne.edu/faculty/ee4525 >> >> <http://slis.wayne.edu/faculty/bio.php?id=61932>Twitter: @joanebeaudoin >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of John Burns < >> [log in to unmask]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2022 11:42 AM >> *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> *Subject:* [ARLIS-L] Art Research for a Specific Undergrad Assignment >> >> [EXTERNAL] >> >> Hi List of Collective Wisdom, >> >> >> >> I have a faculty looking to have his students research a culture and the >> color(s) used in its art forms. >> >> >> >> I am afraid I am not coming up with anything that great to help him. >> >> >> >> Any ideas as to how I could go about instructing his students on how to >> research a culture and the color(s) used in its art forms? >> >> >> >> Feel free to reply to me off list and many thanks in advance as I am open >> to any ideas! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> -- >> >> John Burns, MLIS >> >> Reference and Electronic Resources >> Science, Art, and Mechanical Engineering Librarian >> Chair, The University Forum >> >> >> >> Utah Tech University >> >> Library & Open Learning Services 242 >> >> 225 S. 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