Naqashi and Papier Mache are two different crafts practiced in the valley of Kashmir. Papier Mache lierally means creating objects from Paper pulp, on the other hand, Naqashi means painting a design. The base object may be paper pulp products, wooden or metal objects.Many a times, without understanding the difference, even the hand painted wooden or metal objects are marketed as Papier Mache craft which is undermining that craft.