Ghalamkar

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Ghalamkar (Persian: قلمکار Qalamkaar, also qalamkar, kalamkar) fabric is a type of textile printing, patterned Iranian fabric.

The fabric is printed using patterned wooden stamps.[1] It is also known as kalamkari in India which basically is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile.

References

  1. ^ Held, Colbert C. (2006). Middle East patterns: places, peoples, and politics. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-4170-1.