@article{oai:oka-pu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002198,
 author = {難波, 久美子 and Namba, Kumiko},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {岡山県立大学デザイン学部紀要 : Zephyr},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {Indigo has been one of the most important dye-stuffs throughout the world for over four thousand years.
The southwestern part of the United States has kept the tradition of indigo-dyeing in textile art, from the Spanish heritage as well as from the North American Indians'.
Though its original importance to native cultures is no longer strongly evident, we can still observe its historic/ symbolic importance through the few remaining examples of indigo textiles.
The multi-racial character of the United States has brought many diverse backgrounds and methods to the development of the various indigo cultures thoughout the land.
The soaring European empires which launched the colonization in the New World during the Era of New Discovery, and the northbound Spaniards from Central America in late 1500's, created the two main trade routes of indigo into North America. Because it was a valuable trade item, indigo was often used as a political and financial instrument; and with the spread of New Spain into what is the present southwestern United States this dye material became widely distributed throughout the region.
The period of modernization that followed brought with it such wonders as synthetic dyes from coal-tar, and railroads supplying a mass market for the new rich, etc.. As a result of these and other transformations, the tradition and culture of indigo began to fade from contemporary life. Still, many shades of indigo in the old textiles attract us their rich and beautifully dyed blues, giving inspiration to a new generation to create a new phase of indigo history., P(論文)},
 pages = {36--40},
 title = {インディゴ染織と文化 : 北米南西部を中心とする},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1995}
}