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Calico چلوار

Calico is plain-woven cotton cloth, often left in the natural colour of the raw cotton; it originated in Calicut (Kozhikode), India. In Australian and British English the word means this plain cloth, and in American English a cotton printed with a pattern. Our qalamkar block prints are printed on calico, listed as "Calico Cotton". The Persian name is chelvar.

Also Calico Cotton · calico-cotten · calico cotton fabric · chelvar

See also Qalamkar (block print), Cotton

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Calico: a detail of Qalamkar Block Print Floral Blue and Olive
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Calico, in the collection.

Qalamkar Block Print Polo Traditional Colors
Qalamkar Block Print Polo Traditional ColorsN° 001
2 sizes, 240–300 × 160 cm
Isfahan · New
From $289AUDCHOOSE FROM 2 PIECES
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Olive And Turquoise
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Olive And TurquoiseN° 002
7 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
From $95AUDCHOOSE FROM 8 PIECES
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Traditional Colors
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Traditional ColorsN° 003
9 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
From $95AUDCHOOSE FROM 13 PIECES
Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional Colors
Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional ColorsN° 004
7 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
From $105AUDCHOOSE FROM 8 PIECES
Antique Qalamkar Block Print Persepolis motif
Antique Qalamkar Block Print Persepolis motifN° 005
260 × 130 cm
Kerman · Antique
$990AUD
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Blue and Olive
Qalamkar Block Print Floral Blue and OliveN° 006
2 sizes, 200–240 × 150–170 cm
Ispahan · Contemporary
From $149AUDCHOOSE FROM 2 PIECES
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