Woad Isatus tinctoria

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This is the plant that the Celts used to grind down in a woad grinder, (a copper bronze two piece cosmetic tool) to make blue body paint. I think it was the seeds that were ground down.

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Size: 3534px × 5352px
Location: Goxhill, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: blue, body, celtic, celts, dye, flowers, history, paint, painting, uk, wild