| This skill has been
creatively practised by craftspersons from all over Orissa. Paper, waste
cloth and different kinds of natural fibres are soaked and beaten into pulp,
then mixed with a variety of seeds and gums for strength and as protection
from termites. Special clays and bio-wastes are added for body and reinforcement.
The enitre process results in a medium so malleable that it requirs little
skill to be moulded into countless forms. However, despite its versatility
this craft has remained neglected. |