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Where Do People Turn Blue for Want of Water?

Tuareg men in Mali traditionally wear turbans dyed indigo.

World wide, cloth is normally dyed in water based wet processes.

In Mali a severe lack of water prevents water based dyeing.

Indigo dye is physically stamped into Mali turban cloth.

Stamped dye runs and rubs off.

Tuareg men in Mali exhibit a blue complexion.


With Gatfol you will never see red…