Bala Maroon – Natural Earth Pigment
(N° 014, Edition: May 2024)
Lira District, Uganda

The land where we found this color is rocky, with two beautiful colors of maroon and orange. It is hot with less trees, and the source can be spotted from the road side. This “maroon” clay is used as a concrete for houses and for road construction. According to a local farmer, Steven Otuk, this clay site was discovered by road contractors who find it a good clay for road construction. The raw clay looks maroon, and it is found next to orange clay. Separating the two is practically impossible, so the final processed pigment has a little more orange the we hope for.

(Bala Maroon: 20 ml = 15 g; 35 ml = 25 g; 55 ml = 40 g; sample = 2 g)