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Pagina 41
The UAE women believe that various perfumes , fumigations , and dyes must
always be applied on clean skin either after a shower or after the prescribed daily
ablutions for prayer . They also believe that all scented materials and dyes are ...
The UAE women believe that various perfumes , fumigations , and dyes must
always be applied on clean skin either after a shower or after the prescribed daily
ablutions for prayer . They also believe that all scented materials and dyes are ...
Pagina 53
Lampblack is also smeared on the eyebrows of children and infants . Both dyes
are applied with a wooden or brass bodkin on the edges of the eyes ( Fig . 44 ) .
The bodkin is held between closed eyelids , its tip touching the corner of the eye .
Lampblack is also smeared on the eyebrows of children and infants . Both dyes
are applied with a wooden or brass bodkin on the edges of the eyes ( Fig . 44 ) .
The bodkin is held between closed eyelids , its tip touching the corner of the eye .
Pagina 57
In the past , men engaged in pearling and fishing , applied henna to their palms
and soles to prevent the skin from chafing and drying . Even today some
mountain and desert bedouin men dye their beards . In the UAE henna on the
feet is ...
In the past , men engaged in pearling and fishing , applied henna to their palms
and soles to prevent the skin from chafing and drying . Even today some
mountain and desert bedouin men dye their beards . In the UAE henna on the
feet is ...
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Sommario
General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 28 |
The Visual Experience | 52 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
| Autore | Aida Kanafani-Zahar |
| Editore | American University of Beirut, 1983 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 8 ott 2008 |
| Lunghezza | 119 pagine |
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