Last master of ancient parchment craft dies at 93

“İsmail Araç, a UNESCO-designated “living human treasure” and one of the last grandmasters of the traditional “karatabak” (black tanner) leathercraft and parchment-making in Türkiye, has passed away at the age of 93 in the western province of İzmir’s Bergama district.

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