Mordant

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A substance (frequently a metallic oxide) that helps create a chemical bond between dye and the fiber in the dyeing process.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.

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General Description
A substance (frequently a metallic oxide) that helps create a chemical bond between dye and the fiber in the dyeing process.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources

Notes

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*Arts of the Americas
~American Indian
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
*Latin American Art
oxides (compounds): AAT: 300400890
.glossary
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
dyeing: AAT: 300053049
dye (colorant): AAT: 300013029
mordant (surface preparation material): AAT: 300015299
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materials_and_techniques-0034.xml.nores