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Page 1 of 2 Mosaic
Tunisia has the richest collection of ancient mosaics of the world. It is at the time Roman and especially starting from IIème century that this art developed so much so that one can speak about a true African school, marked by a great control of the illustrated representation and a pallet as rich as refined.
Today still, it is possible to get reproductions of old mosaics that
skilful craftsmen ingénient themselves to reduce and to modernize for
decorative uses.
Cut stone
Very much used in Tunisian
architecture, the carved calcareous stone, from beige color or pink
known as “khadal” comes from Dar Chaabane (Nabeul). It is used for
manufacture of the arcs, of the managing staffs of the doors and the
windows, and even of capitals such as one can see some in several
houses of the médinas of Tunis and Sfax and currently in the modern
construction industry.
Vegetable fibers, basket making and nattery:
 Nabeul
is the most important production center of rush mats “smâr”. It
produces a varied range of mural plaits (qiyâs) or plaits of ground and
bed (will hsira) which generally furnish the mosques.
The Sahel and Sfax are famous for their production of utility esparto
manufacture, scourtins used in traditional transport of products. Today
this cottage industry is reconverted into the items of domestic use as
the door mats or carpet of corridor.
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