Revolution of Paper Mache Crafts

Papier Mache really starts from China; the innovators of paper itself. They utilized papier Mache to make head protectors of all things, which they hardened by many layers of finish. From China, the interest in papier Mache spread to Japan and Persia, where it was utilized in cover making and celebration exercises. In the end it spread across the world. Enormous imports of papier Mache objects overwhelmed European business sectors. This thusly driven France to begin making its own products, and Britain followed after accordingly during the 1670s. There was just a pitiful interest until the last part of the 1700s and into the 1800s, when it turned out to be broadly utilized.

In India, Papier-mâché is a handicraft of Kashmir that was brought by Muslim saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani from Persia in the 14th century to medieval India. It is based primarily on paper pulp, and is a richly decorated, colorful artifact; generally in the form of vases, bowls, or cups (with and without metal rims), boxes, trays, bases of lamps, and many other small objects. These are made in homes, and workshops, in Srinagar, and other parts of the Kashmir Valley, and are marketed primarily within India, although there is a significant international market. The product is protected under the Geographic Indication Act 1999 of Government of India, and was registered by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks during the period from April 2011 to March 2012 under the title "Kashmir Paper Mache"

Papier / Paper Mache in this Creative world