At-Home Anthro LIVE
Making Mehendi Designs
Tuesday, March 02, 2021 |
1:00PM - 1:30PM ET
This is a virtual event.
Location
Virtual Event - Penn MuseumCategory
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Bring your natural curiosity and craftiness into FREE live learning sessions by Penn Museum educators! Join these 30-minute sessions—perfect for elementary to middle school kids—to dig deeper into world cultures, archaeology, or anthropology with demonstrations of hands-on projects you can try at home!
Mehendi is a popular form of body art that has been in practice since ancient times in the South Asian region. Learn how leaves from the henna plant are ground into a powder, then mixed into a paste. The henna paste is used to stain the skin with intricate designs to celebrate special events and ceremonies. Discover more about the meaning of Mehendi by drawing along to make your own designs.
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The South Asia Center's mission is to enhance the study of South Asia at Penn (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives) and within the wider community. The Center supports faculty and student research, conferences, curriculum development, outreach, and other activities and events related to modern and pre-modern South Asia. The Center connects scholars with interests in South Asia across the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Penn’s professional schools, and within the wider community.