happy dances

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Posted by Lauren on July 2, 2003 at 15:55:35:

In reply to: Devadasi and the happy dances posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on July 2, 2003 at 14:37:32:

: Other than that ... my happy dance for today is to have found slam
: dunk no arguement possible it's there any blind fool can see
it .... 6
: depictions of women in frescos, pre 1550 BCE Minoan with henna on
the
: their fingernails and soles! That (and what they're doing)
cooroborate
: all my other sources that demonstrate that the Usko Mediterranean
: culture was using henna specifically in the context of young women
in
: the springtime at a bridal-sorta fertility festival. Well ... that
: sort of thing makes me happy anyway......
:
Terrific!!! so- what are they doing? Is it dipped or patterned on
the soles?
:
: and another happy dance ... some of the early Qajar paintings of
women
: that have orange dip henna hands (as if you took fairly crappy henna
: and slathered it on for an hour at most) seem to be painted OVER
: hands with darkened henna patterns!

Or- if you hennaed your hair and then did a pattern over it?

: last happy dance ... there was a lady acrobat in the Persian court
in
: about 1830 who's best trick was to balance upside down on knifepoint
: .. . and she had the MOST BEAUTIFUL above eyebrow harquus I've ever
: seen! Sorry guys I just have my little laptop and crappy internet
: access ... so I'll have to show you later .......

How on earth?? Was her head on the knife with nothing in between?
Or maybe teeth were holding it. Ouch either way.

Great work! I envy your ability to do it. When the kids are older...
Lauren

www.hennadancer.com

Follow Ups

Re: happy dances Catherine Cartwright-Jones 19:22:49 7/2/2003 (6)
- does the Qajar pic show her undies? Lauren 20:07:27 7/2/2003 (5)
  - Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 06:01:45 7/3/2003 (4)
    - Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Lauren 10:30:56 7/3/2003 (1)
      - Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 18:10:45 7/3/2003 (0)
    - Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? asha 08:44:38 7/3/2003 (1)
      - VERY cool! Thank you!!! n/t Lauren 10:37:30 7/3/2003 (0)

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: : Other than that ... my happy dance for today is to have found slam : : dunk no arguement possible it's there any blind fool can see : it .... 6 : : depictions of women in frescos, pre 1550 BCE Minoan with henna on : the : : their fingernails and soles! That (and what they're doing) : cooroborate : : all my other sources that demonstrate that the Usko Mediterranean : : culture was using henna specifically in the context of young women : in : : the springtime at a bridal-sorta fertility festival. Well ... that : : sort of thing makes me happy anyway...... : : : Terrific!!! so- what are they doing? Is it dipped or patterned on : the soles? : : : : and another happy dance ... some of the early Qajar paintings of : women : : that have orange dip henna hands (as if you took fairly crappy henna : : and slathered it on for an hour at most) seem to be painted OVER : : hands with darkened henna patterns! : : Or- if you hennaed your hair and then did a pattern over it? : : : last happy dance ... there was a lady acrobat in the Persian court : in : : about 1830 who's best trick was to balance upside down on knifepoint : : .. . and she had the MOST BEAUTIFUL above eyebrow harquus I've ever : : seen! Sorry guys I just have my little laptop and crappy internet : : access ... so I'll have to show you later ....... : : How on earth?? Was her head on the knife with nothing in between? : Or maybe teeth were holding it. Ouch either way. : : Great work! I envy your ability to do it. When the kids are older... : Lauren
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