History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c37.s1.t5.1

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Parchment, dry skin free from hair and flesh, has many uses from time immortal. It was used in very ancient time as string, though strap, tent, boat, container, shield and drum to produce sound came later and found uses in the various percussion instruments, as sheet for writing and in shadow show as puppets of living personalities (mythological and historical) and other (building, forest, chariot, lotus, arrow, club etc.). It has other present use as lamp shade, lamp dome, dividing panels etc.