Regional Variations

As might be expected, there are regional variations in design style.  Henna patterns from India are easily distinguishable from those from Morocco and other areas.  I can only begin to touch on the subject -- I'm definitely no expert!  But here are a few things to look for:
 

  • kinds of designs (geometric, floral, animals, etc)
  • boldness of lines
  • lots of frilly bits to fill in blank spaces or lots of blank space
  • representational or symbolic (does it look like a bird or a flower or more abstract)
If you look at lots of designs from many different regions, you'll begin to notice that each place has its own regional pattern "dialect" and vocabulary.

Good places to check out lots of localised patterns:
DOVER design books,
The Hennapage
ethnic art books
Maison Kenzi's Henna Gallery

Here are some examples:

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Last updated 17 September 2005