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Indian and Islamic Craft Traditions

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Kansi is the wood frame that the reed chapri rests atop for support during sheet formation

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Cleaned reeds used to weave the mould or chapri for sheet making

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Jute waste used for papermaking

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Shamshad Begum, great niece of elder papermaker Noor Mohammad, weaves a chapri, the grass mould used for sheet forming.

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Traditional cloth sling method of squeezing the water out of the pulp after it is washed.

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In a traditional method, pulp is put into a cloth sling, tied to the waist of two individuals, in order to be rinsed with running water.

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In a traditional method, pulp is put into a cloth sling, tied to the waist of two individuals, in order to be rinsed with running water.

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Traditional pulp washing

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Traditional pulp washing

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Traditional pulp washing

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