1112-8587 - Darwin's cotton (Gossypium darwinii), Urbina Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1350-6608 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico.
Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed.
Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant
1350-6595 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico.
Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed.
Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant
1348-2149 - Bacterium responsible for syphilis. Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep).Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States, over 35,600 cases of syphilis were repor
805-325 - Smiling Bonda tribeswoman wearing cotton shawl over traditional bead costume, beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia
805-323 - Bonda tribeswoman wearing blue cotton shawl over traditional bead costume, with beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia
805-568 - Two men squeezing yellow dye out of cotton fabric over a metal bowl heated over gas flame, Naupatana weaving village, rural Orissa, India, Asia
805-322 - Bonda tribeswoman wearing grey blue cotton shawl and beads with beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces at weekly market, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia
805-318 - Bonda tribeswoman wearing blue cotton shawl over traditional bead costume, with beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia
805-320 - Smiling Bonda tribeswoman wearing cotton shawl over traditional bead costume, beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia
805-567 - Two men squeezing yellow dye out of cotton fabric over a metal bowl heated over gas flame, Naupatana weaving village, rural Orissa, India, Asia
832-391145 - Common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), cotton grass in front of sun, Oldenburger Muensterland, Goldenstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
832-388805 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos ) in a bog with fruiting cotton grass on the edge in a boreal coniferous forest, Suomussalmi, Karelia, Finland, Europe