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Indian and Islamic Craft Traditions

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Stone pivit holes used to support wooden stamper or dhenki

Tags: Archaeology, Environment, History, Location

Stone weights press out water from paper post

Tags: Finishing, Sheet Drying

Stone weights used to press paper post

Tags: Finishing, Sheet Drying

Sulah Manji, 72 year old papermaker, alongside vat

Tags: Artisans

Sulah Manji, 72 year old papermaker, stirs vat of pulp with stick.

Tags: Artisans, Sheetmaking, Tools

Sulah Manji, 72 year old papermaker, supporting chapri against stick

Tags: Artisans, Sheetmaking, Tools

Swamp reeds growing

Swamp reeds used for mould-making

Swatches of early papers, including Man Singhi, Zarafshan and Sharbat papers, preserved in the Maulana Azad library, Habibganj section, Aligarh Muslim University

Tags: Paper Creations

Tool for cutting paper

Tags: Tools

Tools inside paper hut

Tags: Tools

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