Thursday, December 11, 2014

ARMENIAN COCHINEAL - Photo

ARMENIAN CARPET - The red dye used in this carpet is unique to the Armenian Highlands. The dye is made from Armenian cochineal, an insect native to the Ararat plain and Aras (Araks) River valley in the Armenian Highlands.
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Cochineal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

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