Traditional Henna Designs

by Pepin Press

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 Moghul flowers, Paisly patters, complicated tendril designs, stars, vines, spirals, leaves, checkerboards, water drops and waves.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Pepin Press is the publishing house of Pepin Van Roojen which specializes in graphic design and textile design.

Books listing "Pepin Press" as the sole author are collections of graphics. Other books published under this imprint have explicit authors.