RIYADH: When you have a camel to hand, who needs a canvas? And when you have a pair of sharp scissors, who needs a paintbrush?
The artist Tilouk Tai has been delighting visitors to the King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival with his works of art created on camels’ bodies.
Tai can create as many as 30 drawings on a single camel. He starts by shaving the animal’s hair with a special tool, then gets to work with the scissors and finishes off by decorating with a pen — the step that needs the most precision.
Mohammed bin Musfer Al-Quraini, supervisor general of the festival, said decorative art was a cultural communication channel among all people who raised and cared for camels. The event enabled them to share their interest and experience, he said.
The festival at Al-Dayna in Riyadh continues until Feb. 1.
Camels at National festival get stylish haircuts
Camels at National festival get stylish haircuts
What makes the Taif Rose such a precious fragrance product?
- These farms produce nearly 550 million roses annually, all harvested during a brief season of no more than 45 days, from early March to the end of April
TAIF: Taif roses, renowned for their exceptional aroma and the meticulous care required in cultivation, harvesting, and processing, are among the Kingdom’s most valuable natural perfume products and stand out as prominent agricultural and cultural symbols deeply connected to the region’s heritage and tourism.
Taif rose farms, numbering over 910 and spread across Al-Hada, Al-Shafa, Wadi Muharram, Al-Wahat, Al-Wahit, and Wadi Liya, are home to approximately 1,144,000 rose bushes covering about 270 hectares of agricultural land.
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Taif rose farms, numbering over 910 and spread across Al-Hada, Al-Shafa, Wadi Muharram, Al-Wahat, Al-Wahit, and Wadi Liya, are home to approximately 1,144,000 rose bushes covering about 270 hectares of agricultural land.
These farms produce nearly 550 million roses annually, all harvested during a brief season of no more than 45 days, from early March to the end of April.
This harvest yields around 20,000 tolas of Taif rose oil. Producing a single tola requires approximately 12,000 roses, which are picked manually at dawn and distilled within 24 hours to preserve the purity and quality of the scent before reaching the market.
