Editing Lacquerware (section)

==South Asia==
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[[File:Laksha - ලාක්ෂා - Lacquerware.jpg|thumb|right|''Laksha'' is a traditional form of lacquerware from Sri Lanka which is made from [[shellac]] derived from [[Lac (resin)|Lac]].]]
In India, the insect [[Lac (resin)|lac]] or [[shellac]] was used since ancient times. Shellac is the secretion of the lac bug (''Tachardia lacca'' Kerr. or ''Laccifer lacca''). It is used for wood finish, lacquerware, skin cosmetic, ornaments, dye for textiles, production of different grades of shellac for surface coating.<ref name=FAO1995Ch5>{{cite book|last1=Green|first1=C. L.|title=Non-Wood Forest Products 4: Natural colourants and dyestuffs|date=1995|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|location=Rome|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/v8879e/v8879e08.htm|access-date=3 July 2014|chapter=5: Insect Dyes|archive-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812090550/http://www.fao.org//docrep/V8879E/V8879e08.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Atharvaveda]] text 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE devotes a chapter to 'lākshā' and its various uses.<ref>Elements of Entomology (2007), Page 492, Dr. Rajendra Singh. Rastogi Publications.</ref>