Technical Details:
Date of Issue: 05 September 2019
Size: 41 x 28 mm
Number Issued: 500,000 each stamps
Printing Process: Offset
Drawing: Leila Allagui
Mediterranean Costumes :
0.75 Dinar - Traditional Costume For Women From The South of Tunisia, The City of Douz
1.00 Dinar - Traditional Costume For Men, The City of Kairouan
Mediterranean Costumes
As apart of its contribution to make known the distinguished heritage of costumes and actively contribute to the activities of the Postal Union for the Mediterranean and considering its significant role in the development of cooperation and partnership with the Postal euro-Mediterranean Institutions, the Tunisian Post issues Septermber 05, 2019, two postage under the theme Mediterranean Costumes.
The first postage stamp represents a special women's costume for the women of southern Tunisia, in which the Amazing style was fused with the Arab style, giving this costume an esthetic and remarkable heritage richness.
The second postage stamp depicts a traditional Kairouan-style clothing for men, consisting of a Jebba in creamy wool and a woolly Bornos in brown, known in Tunisia with a kabbouss and a turban above the head called Kachta.
Traditional Costume for Women from The South of Tunisa, The City of Douz:
Millia or Hrem or Hauli is a cloth whose color and decoration vary by the regions. It is the traditional dress of the South Tunisian women who are adorned in its decoration and its tightness is controlled by two attractive buckles and a waistband.
Douz women's uniform is characterized by the striped blue-gray color o the side, placed by the woman on the shoulders and then pulled from the sides at the chest level by two silver clips called Alkhalal then attached at the waist with a cotton or woolen belt and this quilt covers the woman's body from shoulder to wrist. The woman wears under the Millia a transparent white shirt with wide sleeves fabric lace.
The woman puts on her head a pink scraft or other color according to her taste and pulls it on top of the head at the level of the forehead with an Agar hanging from it a silver clip consisting of five silver necklaces.
The women's clothing of this region is characterized by simple engravings and silver decorations, which is necessitated by the daily life of the women of the South. Most of them are dressed in the garment of gold in official occasions.
Traditional Costume for Men from The City of Kairouan:
The costume is made up of a Jebba and a Bornos with a Kabbous and a turban widely used in the city of Kairouan. It is also present in Tunis and many other Tunisian regions.
Jebba is a costume worn throughout Tunisia. It is woven in wool or islk, sewn from the front and leaves an opening on the side of the chest. It is adorned with a so-called Harj that is made of natural ar artificial silk. Its traditional colors are green, blue, gray and creamy. Also, the man wears on the Jebba a Bornos in wool or any other thick fabric, the favourite dress of city dwellers, the Bornos can be in different colors going from white with a creamy yellow to a dark color, this tends to a large part of population.
The headscraft is made up of a red pinch and a turban. Tunisians have historically paid special attention to the Chachia with the Kubita and to the manufacture of Kabbous or before called Taguia. They excelled in its industry and they dedicated its especially a market.
It should be noted that the Tunisian country has a legacy of fashion that distinguishes it from its neighboring countries of the Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, although some of them are similar in designations and forms. It is a rich blend of colors, shapes, variety of fabrics, embroidery and embelishment. These costumes vary according to cities, climate, geography, customs, and traditions. Some of them date back to the Punic, Amazigh, Carthaginian, Turkish, Andalusian, and Arab-Muslim periods, reflecting the diversity, originality and tradition of the civilizations that have succeeded our country.
Date of Issue: 05 September 2019
Size: 41 x 28 mm
Number Issued: 500,000 each stamps
Printing Process: Offset
Drawing: Leila Allagui
Mediterranean Costumes :
0.75 Dinar - Traditional Costume For Women From The South of Tunisia, The City of Douz
1.00 Dinar - Traditional Costume For Men, The City of Kairouan
Mediterranean Costumes
As apart of its contribution to make known the distinguished heritage of costumes and actively contribute to the activities of the Postal Union for the Mediterranean and considering its significant role in the development of cooperation and partnership with the Postal euro-Mediterranean Institutions, the Tunisian Post issues Septermber 05, 2019, two postage under the theme Mediterranean Costumes.
The first postage stamp represents a special women's costume for the women of southern Tunisia, in which the Amazing style was fused with the Arab style, giving this costume an esthetic and remarkable heritage richness.
The second postage stamp depicts a traditional Kairouan-style clothing for men, consisting of a Jebba in creamy wool and a woolly Bornos in brown, known in Tunisia with a kabbouss and a turban above the head called Kachta.
Traditional Costume for Women from The South of Tunisa, The City of Douz:
Millia or Hrem or Hauli is a cloth whose color and decoration vary by the regions. It is the traditional dress of the South Tunisian women who are adorned in its decoration and its tightness is controlled by two attractive buckles and a waistband.
Douz women's uniform is characterized by the striped blue-gray color o the side, placed by the woman on the shoulders and then pulled from the sides at the chest level by two silver clips called Alkhalal then attached at the waist with a cotton or woolen belt and this quilt covers the woman's body from shoulder to wrist. The woman wears under the Millia a transparent white shirt with wide sleeves fabric lace.
The woman puts on her head a pink scraft or other color according to her taste and pulls it on top of the head at the level of the forehead with an Agar hanging from it a silver clip consisting of five silver necklaces.
The women's clothing of this region is characterized by simple engravings and silver decorations, which is necessitated by the daily life of the women of the South. Most of them are dressed in the garment of gold in official occasions.
Traditional Costume for Men from The City of Kairouan:
The costume is made up of a Jebba and a Bornos with a Kabbous and a turban widely used in the city of Kairouan. It is also present in Tunis and many other Tunisian regions.
Jebba is a costume worn throughout Tunisia. It is woven in wool or islk, sewn from the front and leaves an opening on the side of the chest. It is adorned with a so-called Harj that is made of natural ar artificial silk. Its traditional colors are green, blue, gray and creamy. Also, the man wears on the Jebba a Bornos in wool or any other thick fabric, the favourite dress of city dwellers, the Bornos can be in different colors going from white with a creamy yellow to a dark color, this tends to a large part of population.
The headscraft is made up of a red pinch and a turban. Tunisians have historically paid special attention to the Chachia with the Kubita and to the manufacture of Kabbous or before called Taguia. They excelled in its industry and they dedicated its especially a market.
It should be noted that the Tunisian country has a legacy of fashion that distinguishes it from its neighboring countries of the Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, although some of them are similar in designations and forms. It is a rich blend of colors, shapes, variety of fabrics, embroidery and embelishment. These costumes vary according to cities, climate, geography, customs, and traditions. Some of them date back to the Punic, Amazigh, Carthaginian, Turkish, Andalusian, and Arab-Muslim periods, reflecting the diversity, originality and tradition of the civilizations that have succeeded our country.
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