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A historic collection of 1,776 Tunisia postage stamps
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Year: 1971
Scenes from Tunisian life. The esparto merchant
This stamp is dedicated to esparto, a craft based on the work of plant fibers, an emblematic activity of the rural and oasis regions of Tunisia. The illustration highlights the production and marketing of utilitarian objects from local natural resources, evoking ingenuity, the subsistence economy and the close link between humans and their environment. This iconographic choice underlines the value of manual work and traditional trades in the social and economic structure of the country. In the national context, this stamp contributes to the recognition of craftsmanship as a pillar of heritage and as a factor of dignity and social cohesion.
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Tunisian Dishes Couscous with Meat
Tunisian Dishes Grilled Fish
Mechouia salad
Rush basket
Palm fiber fan
Alfa basket
Rush mat - H'sir
Terracotta Pieces: A “Camel” terracotta lamp
Terracotta Pieces: A terracotta dish
Terracotta Pieces: An ovoid terracotta goblet
Terracotta Pieces: A terracotta gargoulette
Tapestry: Wool Blanket (Gafsa)
Tapestry: Klim (El Jem)
Traditional Costumes: “Jelwa” outfit
Traditional Costumes: Jebba in Oneself
Jewelry and Jewels of the Punic and Roman Eras: Gold and amethyst ear pendants
Jewelry and Jewels of the Punic and Roman Eras: Gold ring
Jewelry and Jewels of the Punic and Roman Eras: Khlel (clasp) in gold
Jewelry and Jewels of the Punic and Roman Eras: Bronze plated earring
Dialogue between Civilizations and Religions, Mosaic, Sousse Museum - III century AD
Sculptures from the Punic and Roman Periods: Terracotta statue of the Carthaginian god Baal Hammon - 1st AD BC (Bardo Museum)
Sculptures from the Punic and Roman Periods: Female terracotta mask from Carthage VI-IV century B.C. BC (Bardo Museum)
Sculptures from the Punic and Roman Periods: Statue of Aesculapius God of Medicine among the Romans 2nd - 3rd AD BC (Bardo Museum)
