Papyrus is a paper invented by the ancient Egyptian people for writing and painting, and its use can be traced back to 3000 BC, carrying thousands of years of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Papyrus photographed in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province on January 16.
On January 16, villager Saeed harvests papyrus in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province.
On January 16, in the village of Karams in the Eastern Province of Egypt, the village ** delivered the harvested papyrus.
Using papyrus that grows in the swamps of the Nile Delta, the ancient Egyptians used it in a variety of processes to make paper, but this technique has long been lost. In the last century, some experts in Egypt have rediscovered the method of making this ancient paper after research. The village of Karams, located in Egypt's Eastern Nile Delta Province, is the epitome of this ancient handmade technique of paper making.
Papyrus stalks are cut into sections at Saeed's papyrus making workshop in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province on January 16.
On January 16, villagers cut papyrus stalks into thin slices at Saeed's papyrus making workshop in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province.
Villagers make papyrus at Saeed's papyrus-making workshop in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province on January 16.
Villagers make papyrus at Saeed's papyrus-making workshop in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province on January 16.
In the village of Karams, the reporter saw that the papyrus was rooted in the mud, like a reed, with an emerald green skin and straight stalks, and its stems were the only raw materials for making papyrus. In the workshop of villager Abdul Rahman Saeed, the harvested papyrus is cut into long stems according to the size of the paper, the skin is removed with a tightened silk thread and the inner slices are divided into thin slices, and then the flakes are soaked in special water to soften and change color. After that, the soaked sheets are stacked horizontally and vertically into the shape of paper, separated by cloth and stacked layer by layer into tofu blocks, and then compacted by a machine, and then the formed paper is sandwiched in the cardboard and placed in the sun to dry repeatedly, and finally into paper, its color is light yellow, and the texture is distinct.
On January 16, in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province, villager Saeed sorts straw paper at his papyrus-making workshop.
On January 16, in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province, villager Saeed displayed his finished papyrus paper at his papyrus-making workshop.
On January 16, villagers dry cardboard used in papyrus production at Saeed, a villager in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province, at Saeed's papyrus making workshop.
Harvesting, cutting, peeling, peeling, soaking, stacking, compacting, drying, ......The production process of papyrus is cumbersome and complex, all by hand, and the production is limited. The paper made from the village is sold to cities throughout the country, where artists paint on it and paint it into a unique Egyptian artwork – papyrus.
On January 16, in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province, an artist colors a papyrus made of papyrus.
On January 16, in the village of Karams in Egypt's Eastern Province, artist Waghdi Mohammed shows a papyrus made from papyrus.
The 50-year-old has been making papyrus for 35 years and has been a part of his life since he was a child. According to him, in the past, almost every household in the village made paper, and the villagers made a living from papermaking, but due to the turbulence of the times, the epidemic and low income, many people gave up this craft. At present, there are less than 20 paper-making families left in the village.