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

And all these works are dettagliamene produced by hand, like 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 blankets of the past.

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

The weavers instead of costumes 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 was 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."