A view under optical microscope revealing inclusions in the paper fibres of one of Cao Yuanzhong’s Avalokiteśvara woodblock prints (Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum 927.24). Photo: Jessica Lockhart

Detail of a sewn book - an 18th-c. medical compendium (sman yig gces bsdus). Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Tibetan MSS 00029.

Paper painting depicting seated Buddha triad with standing Bodhisattvas and donor, with hanging tabs added; mounting holes in upper and lower margins. Guiyijun period (848/851–1030/1036), tenth century. From Mogao Cave 17, Dunhuang. Paris,…

Parchment collagen fibrils in the Bozec lab (University of Toronto). Photo: Jessica Lockhart

Participants at the 2023 GRASAC Gathering, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation M’Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario

Participants at the international birchbark gathering with birchbark baskets and crafts, University of Toronto Mississauga. LT to RT: Jordan Jamieson (Mississaugas of the Credit FN) Cara Krmpotich (GRASAC), Councillor Veronica King-Jamieson…

Renowned artist and Young Spiritual Elder, Phillip Noodjmowin Cote (Moose Deer Point First Nation) discusses his painted birchbark scroll at the international birchbark gathering, University of Toronto Mississauga

Phillip Noodjmowin Cote (Moose Deer Point First Nation) leads seminar participants on a forest walk at the international birchbark gathering, University of Toronto Mississauga.