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Daulatabad fort
Papermaker's work-place
Traditional papermaker's work-place
Dispersing vat fibers
Papermaker standing in a pit stirs pulp in a pit vat to disperse fibers
Dipping mould
Papermaker lifts mould into vat of pulp
Shaking the mould to organize fibers in order for form a strong uniform sheet.
Papermaker rocks his mould in a vat of pulp to form a paper sheet
Cloth interleaving placed atop a sheet before it is couched off onto a post of other newly made sheets.
Assistant places a thin cloth over freshly formed sheet in preparation for couching
Couching paper
Papermaker releases fresh sheet from a mould onto a post of newly formed sheets
Separating fresh sheets from the post for drying.
Sheets are separated while still attached to cloth and hung to dry
Pressing paper-post with weight
Dried sheets are flattened under a board and weight
Squatting to form paper
Side view of artisan squatting in front of pit to form a sheet