SRI LANKA - PACHYDERM PAPER

Pachyderm paper is one of the most novel products in Sri Lanka. 
The elephant is also a kind of mobile paper factory on four mighty legs. 

During meals, the elephants ingest a huge amount of fiber which is then pulped 

in the stomach and delivered in  fresh dollops of dung, ready-prepared for the 

manufacture of paper. 

The dung is dried in the sun and boiled,  the resultant pulp is used to make 

high-quality novelty stationery with an artistically textured finish. The texture and 

color varies according to the elephant's diet. More than just a novelty stationery item, 
pachyderm paper could prove to be an important source of income to the villagers.

Food items consumed by elephants

 The dung washed and dyed

Greeting cards and other items made out of 

pachyderm paper

Pics by : Nelsonlanka