Naghrats and Nai

TN 733

TN 697

TN 674

Arts

This stamp highlights two fundamental instruments of traditional Tunisian music: the Naghrats and the Naï. Naghrats are small, hemispherically shaped percussion instruments, usually played in pairs using sticks, providing the essential rhythmic basis for the country's folk and popular ensembles. The Naï, for its part, is a flute with a terminal mouthpiece traditionally carved from a reed, renowned for its woody sound and its ability to precisely interpret the modes and nuances of the Mediterranean musical soul.
The background decor is composed of a paving of earthenware tiles (Zelliges) with geometric star patterns, available in shades of green and earth. This type of covering is an iconic element of the architecture of homes in the Medina and Tunisian palaces, illustrating an art of living where music is naturally integrated into a refined visual framework. By associating these instruments with this architectural decor, the stamp underlines the continuity of national craft and artistic traditions, making this figurine a witness to the richness of Tunisia's intangible cultural heritage.

33x23 mm

Polychrome

Jalel Ben Abdallah

Courvoisier S.A

11¾

Photogravure

0,90 DT

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500 000 exemplaires