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Countries, Cultures, History
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Countries, Culture and History

African
Spellstone: Africa pages http://www.tapdancinglizard.com/alex/promopage.htm
19th C North African Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Bold Patterns for Reapplying http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/bold.html
Bold Patterns for Thick Applications http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/bold2.html
Bushoong Traditional Pattern http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/darklight.html
Creating Patterns with Contrasting Tones http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/tones.html
Igbo Traditional Pattern http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/darklight.html
Patterns Based on the Sankofa http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/sankofa.htm
Patterns based on Traditional Ghanian Art http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/ghana.htm
Patterns for Subtle Effects http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/subtle.html
Patterns from Berber Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart06.html
Patterns from Ethiopian Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart14.html
Patterns from Tunisian Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart04.html
Patterns from Tuareg Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart05.html
Traditional Moroccan Henna Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Traditional Sudanese Henna Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Traditional Yoruba Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/Yoruba.htm
West African Bandage Technique http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html


Ancient Mediterranean
1600 BCE Minoan Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
1600 BCE Mycenaean Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html


Chinese & Japanese
Happiness Bats http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/batpat.html
Japanese Characters http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/Japan1.htm
Year of the Goat http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/eepat1.html
Year of the Snake http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/Serpents.html


Historical & Cultural Miscellaneous
Arabesque by Jessica McQueen http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/jessica/
Native American Tribal Patterns http://www.tapdancinglizard.com/abouttribals.htm
Childbirth and Postpartum Henna Traditions http://www.hennapage.com/journal/issue_II/article_3/page1.html
12th C Ladakhi Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html
Heart Patterns from Medieval Art http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/hearts.html
Id al’Adha Khamsa Patterns http://www.sphosting.com/reverndbunny/Idfree.html
Irish Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/irish.html
Patterns from Indonesia http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/indonesia.html
Patterns from Sri Lanka http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart13.html
Pueblo Rain Bird Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/pueblo.htm
Spellstone: Europe page 1 http://www.tapdancinglizard.com/spelleurosamp.html
Tulips of Topkapi by Alex Morgan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/alextulips/
Warrior Resist Patterns by Alex Morgan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/alexwar/


Historical Spain
Moorish Spanish Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Spanish Knot 1 with instructions http://www.mehandi.com/free/knotpats/Spainknot1.html
Spanish Knot 2 with instructions http://www.mehandi.com/free/knotpats/Spainknot2.html


Indian & Pakistani Patterns

12th C Bengali Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
17th C Indian Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html
18th C Rajasthani Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html
Ganesha 1 http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/Indpat1.html
Ganesha 2 http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/Indpat2.html
Ganesha's Henna Garden by Kim Brennan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/ganesha/kim1.html
Ganesha's Henna Garden by Kim Brennan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/ganesha/kim2.html
Ganesha's Henna Garden by Kim Brennan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/ganesha/kim3.html
Mehandi Volume One Patterns by Dipti Desai http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/dipti/vol1.html
Mehandi Volume Two Patterns by Dipti Desai http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/dipti/vol2.html
Patterns from a Rajasthani Choli http://www.sphosting.com/reverndbunny/Pennsic8.html
Patterns from Indian art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart02.html
Patterns from Karnataka http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/sindia.html
Patterns from Pakistani Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart03.html
Patterns from Ribari Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html
Patterns from Tamil Nadu http://sphosting.com/reverndbunny/sindia.html
Peacock http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/Indpat3.html


Jewish Patterns
Jewish Patterns from Kurdish Folk Art pages http://www.hennapage.com/henna/shop/kurdishjewish/
Sephardic Jewish Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/sephardim.htm
Patterns from Israeli Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart11.html

Middle Eastern & Arabic
Arabesque by Jessica McQueen http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/jessica/
Arabic Words Adapted as Henna Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/arabic.htm
Patterns from Afghani Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart07.html
Patterns from Arabic Art 14th to 18th C http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart10.html
Patterns from Bedouin Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart12.html
Patterns from Iraqi Art 9th to 14th C http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart16.html
Patterns from Israeli Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart11.html
Syrian Patterns 9th to 15th C http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart01.html
Traditional Arabian Henna Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Tulips of Topkapi by Alex Morgan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/alextulips/

Pagan & Pentagram Patterns
Autumn Equinox Patterns http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/autumn.htm
More Hip to Hip Patterns for Rocker Gurlz http://www.sphosting.com/reverndbunny/mohips.html
Patterns for Dancing in the Moonlight http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/pentacles.htm
Pentagrams and Hearts with instructions http://www.mehandi.com/free/knotpats/pents1/pentknot1.html

Persian & Turkish
13th C Persian Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index2.html
15th C Persian Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
16th C Turkish Art Adaptations http://www.hennapage.com/henna/historical-henna/index.html
Arabesque by Jessica McQueen http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/jessica/
Patterns from Persian Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart09.html
Patterns from Turkestani Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart15.html
Patterns from Turkish Art http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/lineart08.html
Persian Knot 1 with instructions http://www.mehandi.com/free/knotpats/Persianknot1.html
Simurgh http://www.mehandi.com/free/drawpats/perspat1.html
Tulips of Topkapi by Alex Morgan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/alextulips/
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/patternindex3.html

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