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Re: More on Rangoli
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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on March 28, 2000 at 10:27:16:
In Reply to: Re: More on Rangoli posted by Natasha Papousek on March 28, 2000 at 08:31:24:
that IS a great site! and spreads out in so many interrelated directions .... well organized, well written! (how rare and wonderful!) Best as I can tell .... in the period from 1700 to 1900, when patterned henna was becoming more popular in India, (previously was almost exclusively dip henna) the patterns used were adapted straight out of Rangoli. It's hard to say whether the women used these (Rangoli derived)patterns because they were already really familiar with them, and the patterns were auspicious, beloved and meaningful to them, or whether they were avoiding the patterns commonly used by the Muslims....to express their separate identity from an invading group. In any case, while henna was in the hands of regular ladies in the first half of the 20th century, many favorite patterns in the rural areas were nearly identical with Rangoli patterns (and still are for everyday henna) . As technique and supplies improved, (cones, pattern books etc) towards the second half of the 20th century, the patterns in Indian urban professional henna evolved into the patterns you see in the Navneet Mehandi books.....these seem to derive a lot of motifs from textiles, and often are done to compliment the embroidery being worn.
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