Ivory paper polisher is owned by 74 year-old Abdul Rahim Maya Mohammed a 3rd generation paper polisher. Sheets from kagzi papermakers were dried on the walls with starch. When dry they were polished with an ivory burnisher atop a wooden support. Individuals from the Morka community in the Ahmedabad area used ivory to polish paper. In 1920 there were over 100 workshops (paper was often used for account books) but they stopped by the 1950's due to decline handmade paper use.
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Title
Ivory paper polisher is owned by 74 year-old Abdul Rahim Maya Mohammed a 3rd generation paper polisher. Sheets from kagzi papermakers were dried on the walls with starch. When dry they were polished with an ivory burnisher atop a wooden support. Individuals from the Morka community in the Ahmedabad area used ivory to polish paper. In 1920 there were over 100 workshops (paper was often used for account books) but they stopped by the 1950's due to decline handmade paper use.
Subject
Tools
Creator
Soteriou, Alexandra
Source
http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/soteriou/id/82
Type
slide
Identifier
AM 2
Alternative Title
soteriou-001.tif
Date Created
1989
Is Part Of
http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/soteriou
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Mediator
1
Rights Holder
Alexandra Soteriou
Citation
Soteriou, Alexandra, “Ivory paper polisher is owned by 74 year-old Abdul Rahim Maya Mohammed a 3rd generation paper polisher. Sheets from kagzi papermakers were dried on the walls with starch. When dry they were polished with an ivory burnisher atop a wooden support. Individuals from the Morka community in the Ahmedabad area used ivory to polish paper. In 1920 there were over 100 workshops (paper was often used for account books) but they stopped by the 1950's due to decline handmade paper use.,” Soteriou, accessed March 15, 2025, http://soteriou.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/1240.