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soteriou papermaking archive

Indian and Islamic Craft Traditions

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Agate polishing stone

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Tags: Tools

Air drying sheets

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Tags: Finishing, Sheet Drying

AIVIA (All India Village Industries Association) deckle box used for sheet forming.

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Tags: Sheetmaking, Tools

AIVIA member holding grass mould

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Alexandra Soteriou in front of the Sher Mandal in New Delhi. After Humayun recaptured Delhi in 1555, he refurbished the Sher Mandal into his library. It was here that Humayun fell to his death a year later.

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Tags: Artisans

Antique paper kites

Tags: Paper Creations

Antique paper kites

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Tags: Paper Creations

Antique paper sheet with impressions from being dried on woven mat

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Tags: Finishing, Paper Creations, Sheet Drying

Antique paper sheet with impressions from being dried on woven mat

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Tags: Finishing, Paper Creations, Sheet Drying

Astrological scroll

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Example of decorated astrological scrolls once commonly made for every infant

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