Monthly Archives: August 2021
- August 03, 2021
Tunisian Handicrafts: A few facts you didn’t know (yet) about Tunisia’s Sejnane pottery tradition
- August 03, 2021
Tunisia is more than just a popular travel destination. It’s material heritage is of great significance for the country and its culture. This heritage is known by a few objects that have become national symbols for Tunisia’s culture and society. The jasmine flower, the small red round “chechia” hat and the famous “koffa” bag, made of natural Halfa fibers, also known as Esparto grass, cane or palm leafs.
Tunisia has a natural reserve of Halfa plants, a typical Mediterranean plant. It grows spontaneously, especially in arid and semi-arid environments.
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How is it made?
The first step in using Halfa is to harvest
