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Symbols & Culture polymer clay cutters

Polymer clay cutter symbols draw on the letters, emblems and water motifs of Ottoman and Anatolian art. The elif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, stands for oneness in Ottoman calligraphy, the selsebil is the fountain of paradise behind the carved sebil fountains of Istanbul, and blessing motifs such as bereket, abundance, run through Anatolian craft.