Element
Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices
(Algeria - Bahrain - Egypt - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Mauritania - Morocco - Oman - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - State of Palestine - Sudan - Tunisia - United Arab Emirates - Yemen)
Inscribed in 2024 (19.COM)
on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Title EN: Henna artist (Naqqacha) wearing a traditional dress (Takchita) decorating the back of a bride's hand with Tarzarzit design inspired by Moroccan Amazigh motifs. The bride is dressed in a Moroccan caftan embroidered with 'Ntaa' and peacock motifs and traditional jewelry of Fez: Taj, Khait Rih, Khlala and Mdamma. (Morocco)
