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A variety display of materials of handcrafted wooden calligraphy pens or qalams. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A variety display of materials of handcrafted wooden calligraphy pens or qalams.

A display of different materials of handcrafted wooden calligraphy pens, variation of different reeds, bamboos and handam: fern stems. These traditional Arabic calligraphy pens are also known as Qalams in classical Islamic arts. At the bottom is a pile of fresh wooden shavings from pen carvings.