Kairouan carpets

TUN00148
Note

Kairouan carpets

Collection title

The camera

ID

TUN00148

Source

TT (TN)

First broadcast date

Abstract

The edition of this documentary looks at Kairouan carpets, the capital of the Aghlabid dynasty. A walk in the traditional souks: an exhibition of every famous type of Kairouan makrouds. Carpet craft is done in every house of Kairouan. A presentation of the history of the carpet industry. The materials used in the making of wool carpets. The steps of making of the carpets: 1)The dyeing of wool with natural materials. 2)The weaving of the carpets with specific machines (a group of tourists follows the making process). 3)Categorisation ; evaluation of the artistic and technical aspect of the carpets. 4)The selling on the market places: an exhibition of the different types of Kairouan carpets.

Type

video

Production companies

  • Tunisian TV - Own production

Broadcaster

Télévision Tunisienne - Télévision Tunisienne 1

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Markets and crafts

Credits / Cast

  • Al-Hammami Kaïs - Producer
  • Az-Zoughbi Saïda - Speaker

Period of events

Map locations

  • Tunisia - North - Kairouan

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

22m26
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