Traditional Henna Designs - Couverture souple

Van Roojen, Pepin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 905496068X ISBN 13 : 9789054960683

Editeur : Pépin Press, 2000

Synopsis

Henna body decoration is generally practiced on festive occasions, religious ceremonies, most notably, weddings. In all cultures that practice henna painting, it is the hands and feet that are commonly decorated; for weddings the designs can extend onto the arms and legs. Design motifs vary from culture to culture. For instance, North African Henna Designs tend to be geometric or composed from highly stylized flowers. Indian designs are usually drawn within a square, rectangle or circle which is then surrounded by a myriad of smaller patterns that cover the hands and lower arms, the feet and ankles. Motifs are taken from a vast Indian decorative vocabulary: Moghul flowers, Paisly patters, complicated tendril designs, stars, vines, spirals, leaves, checkerboards, water drops and waves.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pépin Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 905496068X
• ISBN 13: 9789054960683
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible