It is a spontaneous art technique carried out largely by women today in the community that involves decorating the interior walls of their houses, specifically rooms for visiting guests | In the past, only women practised the element, but nowadays male and female artists, designers, interior designers and architects practise it, including on other surfaces |
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The art enhances social bonding and solidarity among the community and has a therapeutic effect on its practitioners | Women invite female relatives of various age groups to help them in their homes, thereby transmitting this knowledge from generation to generation |
Observation and practice are the key methods for transmitting the practice from one generation to the next, and societies, NGOs and individuals all play a key role in safeguarding, promoting and transmitting the related knowledge and skills.