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  • Amon Maka Yellow

    Amon Maka Yellow

    “Amon Maka” means “Women hold me!” It comes from an old story: 

  • Ngetta Brown

    Ngetta Brown

    Ngetta Brown is a bright, saturated, warm brown pigment, the color of dry earth. It comes from the Ngetta Hill on the edge of Lira city.

  • Tipper Stage Brown

    Tipper Stage Brown

    Natural Earth Pigment(N° 015, Edition: May 2024)Lira District, Uganda Tipper Stage is a public park in the middle of the city of Lira. Sharon saw some rich brown clay on the edge of the field, and that became Tipper Stage Brown. The clay is now gone. One of the most significant issues has been land…

  • Apii Oguru Yellow

    Apii Oguru Yellow

    This yellow clay is used for making pottery. According to Silvia Ogwang, a local farmer, the color is mixed with the black clay to help a pot be strong and resistant. That there are many different colors of such clay that does the same function, but this community is blessed with yellow, while other people…

  • Agwata Orange

    Agwata Orange

    Natural Earth Pigment(N° 028, Edition: June 2024) Dokolo District, Uganda Agwata Orange is a rich, bright, warm orange color — definitely one of our favorite colors. Fortunately, we have some kilograms in storage, because foraging for this color is now difficult. We had no trouble the first few times, but the last visit did not…

  • Imat Lango Cooking Stone

    Imat Lango Cooking Stone

    “Imat Lango” translates to “The Lango People”; however, “Imat” is a general name given to old Mamas in Lango language. Imat Lango Cooking Stone is a unique, limited edition pigment that is made from one of Sharon’s mother’s cooking stones.

  • Oloo Green

    Oloo Green

    Oloo Green pigment can separated into more colors with levigation: a light brownish green, a darker green, and a chalky green. The color is subtle and transparent. Do not expect a rich, leafy green!

  • Natural Anthill Earth Pigments

    Natural Anthill Earth Pigments

    The colors range from the umber Tuk Catan to the warm gray Anthill Gray. The colors from the anthills are the earth dug by the ants and brought outside, so they are generally quite fine.

  • King James School Soot Black

    King James School Soot Black

    The King James school is in Sharon’s neighborhood, and they cook for many students. Sharon scrapes soot from their school cooking pots to make this warm black pigment.

  • Oloo Orange

    Oloo Orange

    The color is a traditional clay color of the place and everyone thinks that’s the look of the red, so we called it “Oloo Red” at first.