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Henna in Pakistan

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Henna in Pakistan

Its importance as a crop and as AN art

Examining:

  • Brief history
  • The crop
  • Uses

ORIGINS OF henna

Middle east and the desert

Arabic- Hindi
5,000 years
India
Egypt
Neolithic, Sumerians
Bridal occasion

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ThE henna Plant

lasonia inermis--Mignonette Tree

Traded
Home grown
Pakistan
Best in desert
Red/ orange dye
Paste

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uses of henna

medicinal and ritual

Powers
Medicinal for disease
Celebrations
Wedding rituals
Meanings
Designs

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bridal

scattered

free flowing

Mendi