Natural Color Extraction : A Case Study of Ban Khu Bua

Abstract

Humans have known to use natural colors since prehistoric times. From natural materials that are local. Color is an important factor in daily life. Dyeing fabrics or garments and creating various works, etc. Nowadays, synthetic paints have been developed to replace natural paints and are popular because they can be easily purchased, cheap and used in large quantities but synthetic paints are paints that contain chemicals that may cause harm to humans and the environment. If received in excessive amounts. Therefore, a study on natural color extraction: a case study of Ban Ku Bua,
Ratchaburi Province. The purpose of the event is to study the history of natural colors and the knowledge of extracting natural colors, which is the wisdom and cultural heritage of the ancient people. From the survey and interviews, it was found that the extraction of natural colors has existed since the past, and the Kubua community has been a community since the Dwaravadi period. There is a unique weaving of the community's Tai-Yuan Ratchaburi fabric and uses natural colors to dye the fibers into various colors beautifully, but from interviews with local scholars, it is found that the fabrics woven are all fabrics that are produced from factories which are synthetic colors and are latent with chemicals. Therefore, the use of natural paints in daily life, which comes from natural processes, is safe and harmless to humans and the environment, is an important alternative to the use of synthetic paints and is a continuation of the cultural heritage wisdom of extracting natural paints, preserving and developing the knowledge for the future.