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Slicing sheet of handmade paper to make paper thread/yarn for weaving

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Archival photograph of someone slicing a folded and dampened sheet of paper to be twisted to become threads/yarns for weaving, circa 1950s, photo likely taken by Nobumitsu Katakura

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A04

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Sheet of paper

Techniques of production

Cut-cut

Materials

Bark-paper mulberry bark

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Husband-wife

Location

Workshop

Temporality

circa 1950s

Intent

Papermaking

Date of creation

2020-01-24

Unique ID

2019SG04-A04-0108

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