The Tunisian handicrafts account many specialties. The production of artisans is renewed and offers various useful objects or souvenirs, designed from old techniques and patterns typically Tunisians.
the carpet
The carpet conventional lockstitch is the "Kairouan". It is characterized by wide margins in parallel bands and decorated a central motif based on the diamond. When carried out in natural undyed wool, it is called "Alloucha." There are also regional variations and rugs to modern design loosely based on tradition.
Kilim
This is a woven carpet in broad parallel bands of different colors.
the mergoum
The mergoum is similar to Kilim, but mostly with complex woven patterns like a jacquard knit.
Mergoums kilims and carpets are original soil and less expensive than conventional carpet. Some mergoum are designed as wall charts:
typical landscapes or scenes, modern patterns, imitations of traditional tapestry of Gafsa.
Glazed ceramics
A specialty of the town of Nabeul, is usually done in bright, brilliant colors: white, blue, green and sometimes orange patterns. Dishes utility is two-tone green and yellow.
Gross pottery
Called "Chawat" is beige when the clay is prepared brine, reddish when prepared in fresh water. Renowned Moknine in the Sahel and in the village of Guellala Djerba). The patterned pottery
The patterned pottery Sejnane in the northwest, has a rustic feel and red MotID and original black.
the fez
The fez hat is red Turkish origin who played in Tunisia to become a mere shell. The fez is normally dark red or ecru, but there are now fez color, lined, women's, children.
The fez have their specialized souk in the heart of the medina of Tunis. Their manufacture is explained in a room of the museum Dar Ben Abdallah in Tunis.
copper
The engraved copper provides many items such as oriental style trays, lamps, mortars, vases, ... Artisans also now realize real pictures embossed copper and colored email.
money
It is the material of choice of traditional jewelery, made from a blend of elements of symbolic form: hand, moon, fish, disc, triangle ...
These forms are found in the form of charms in costume jewelry. It also produces silver luxury toiletry: caskets, throw parfun, mirrors, compacts ...
Some traditional jewelry make nice collectibles: fibulas, traversed a long pin that hold on the shoulders of clothing draped Bedouin rings; annaux the ankle that can weigh up to 500 g.
the mats
The rush mats woven green grounds, dark red and black, specialty Nabeul, use floor mats or cover the lower walls. The nattiers also confectionnent utility baskets, hats are woven alfa.
In the south there are decorative palm leaf baskets of all sizes and embroidered small furniture palm wood.
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