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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on May 8, 2001 at 15:27:57:

In reply to: question posted by Kristin Geesling on May 8, 2001 at 03:31:42:

: Did the Egyptians use any special type of bowl or plate to mix Henna
: in?

What century?

I found in a museum a Canaanite cosmetic palette from about 1000 BCE
that I believe is a henna mixing plate. It would certainly work for
me ....

Ancient Egypt didn't do henna until 1390 BCE when it came in with a
marriage alliance with Syria .... they might have brought those
palettes in with them.

In present practice .... whatever is at hand may get pressed into use.

Sometimes it's in a special little ceramic pot, which is smashed to
the ground after being danced around on each woman's head
....smashing it exorcises any evil noogies that might be hanging
about. A little lidded pot is a good thing to use, as it keeps the
henna from drying out during the evening.

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