The traditional dress of the Matmata bride
Michel Reference
TN 1619
Stanley Reference
TN 1600
Yvert Reference
TN 1540
Themes
National Day
Description
The traditional dress of the bride of Matmata, in southern Tunisia,
is an emblematic Berber costume characterized by a large woolen drape (often black or dark), the houli, decorated with geometric patterns in white cotton, complemented by a red shawl, the bakhnoug, decorated with similar patterns and silver threads, covering the head and shoulders.
is an emblematic Berber costume characterized by a large woolen drape (often black or dark), the houli, decorated with geometric patterns in white cotton, complemented by a red shawl, the bakhnoug, decorated with similar patterns and silver threads, covering the head and shoulders.
Size
28x41 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Ali Fakhet
Printers
Tunisia Post Printing House
Perforation
13 x 12¾
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,60 DT
Mint Value
0,86 $
Used Value
0,86 $
Print Run
1 000 000 exemplaires
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