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• Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and …   Wikipedia

• Tattoo — For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). A tattooed woman in the United States, ca. 1907. A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification,… …   Wikipedia

• Broom (shrub) — For the brooms of New Zealand, see Carmichaelia. Broom French Broom (Genista monspessulana) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• History of tattooing — Tattooing in prehistoric times Tattooing has been a Eurasian practice since Neolithic times. Ötzi the Iceman , dated circa 3300 BC, bearing 57 tattoos: a cross on the inside of the left knee, six straight lines 15 centimeters long above the… …   Wikipedia