UNDEAD UNDYED

Homo began using colors 500,000 years ago, but their application in textile dyeing only emerged with Sapiens, hundreds of thousands of years later. The human need to "leave a mark"—whether artistic, totemic, or decorative—could, however, also be fulfilled by alternating fibers of different natural tones, thus bypassing the dyeing stage. Wools from white, brown, and beige sheep were prepared to produce yarns of diverse colors, which were then woven, felted, or knotted into the desired patterns.Th