African papyrus artistry, originating in Egypt and extending throughout the continent, entails the crafting of paper from the ...

Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper" comes from. They removed fibers from the stem of the papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus ...

Making papyrus is laborious but in fact, quite straightforward. The plant itself - a kind of reed ... most European languages their very word for paper. But it was expensive - a 17-foot roll ...