Archive for the 'Arts and Crafts'

The craftsmanship is quite common even in Tortoli. The main items produced by local artisans are carpets, tapestries, baskets of various sizes and materials, as well as costumes of different kinds.

All these works are produced dettagliamene hand, such as straw and rattan weaving baskets made carefully.

Other works by local weavers are famous blankets, embroidered in every way, and various tissues (mainly wool), as the covers of the past.

Other artisans produce sacks instead of Talana (a small village in the vicinity) and Bertula, containers woven from the hair of the goat.

The weavers of costumes but are a very important figure, especially during the feast of the patron saints of the country where women parade with colorful handmade costumes and ancient looms.

In terms of art in the country has opened an exhibition of contemporary art located directly on the streets of the country, in the open. The title of this exhibition is "On Logu de S'Iscultura," or literally "the place of sculpture."