Indigo Extraction: Undoing ties on muslin where Indigo extract forms. 4K
ID: LDR-01-4519
Format: 4K
Location: Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Description

As part of the extraction of Indigo, the naturally occurring blue dye found across the world in Indigo plants, The thick blue mass at the bottom of the tank is then passed through a fine cloth. This purifies it, then allows it to be sent on to be reduced down by simmering over a fire and then strained through cotton and allows to stand. These are the exciting final steps that lead to the indigo paste that is then set in frames and allowed to dry in the Indian sun. Finally being sliced into cakes of roughly 100g in weight. This sequence shows a farm laborer untiying string from the muslins that were used to tie around ectract. Shot 23.98fps at 4K

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