Thursday, May 7, 2009

Our Egypt Vacation - Day 2 - Papyrus Institute

Before catching our flight to Aswan in the night, we visited a Papyrus Gallery. The gentleman demonstrated to us on the process of making this ancient paper.

First, demonstration on the strength of the Papyrus plant

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The outer part of the plant was stripped off, leaving the inner part. It was then cut into strips.

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The strips will then be place side by side and overlapping each other. It will then put under pressure to dry out and ready for use.

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You may notice some of their works in the background of the photos; they even have logo of Barcelona F.C. It was quite impressive.

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