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Paint it, Black - Webinar

For thousands of years, both men and women have decorated their eyes with kohl; sometimes as a privilege for the rich, during certain periods the lines more prominent, and at other times, kohl was used to ward off evil or accompany ritual feasts. So important was kohl, it was stored in specially designed containers This lecture will explore their remarkable history from Early Bronze Age in ancient Egypt and Persia, through Early Islamic Period to the present-day cultures of North Africa and West Asia.

Jan 12, 2021 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)