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Show 5 PAPERMAKIN I INDO-CHIN papers that are burnt at funerals; also large amounts o coarse paperare consumed in the makin of firecracker and fireworks. The pyrotechnic papers are manufaéture from pure bamboo fiber, or with a small amoun pulpadded to impart strength. The finest pape Indo-China, and the least quantity produced,i absorbent writing material made from bark an of bar made i the soft used al most exclusively for brush calligraphy. In decades pas the skilled workers of Annam and Tonkin converte paperintoavariety of utilitarian objects fordomesti hey were especially adeptin emulatin purposes leather by treating handmade paper with succes sive thin applications of rice paste, perilla oil,an gum, coloured in pleasing shades. The paper treated in this manner were unusually toug and durable; the material was fashioned int ornamental boxes and pouches, and it als found use in the decoration of temples Digtal mage © 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rights ressrved |