(ANSA) - ROMA, 26 GEN - epa09710433 Tunisian Dalila Labidi,
73, makes puppets in her workshop in Ben Arous, in Tunis,
Tunisa, 26 January 2022. Labidi is one of the rare woman who
makes this job in Tunisia. She has been creating puppets for
over 40 years. 'I have made more than 15,000 puppets since I
started', she said. Labidi regularly exhibits her puppets at the
Craftsmanship Fair in Tunis. She also shows her work at
international fairs in France and Spain, in the United States
thanks to CEPEX or in Italy, and Germany. In Tunisia, people can
buy directly in her workshop. The theatrical genre of puppets in
Tunisia dates back to the 14th century with the shadow theater
born with 'Karakouz' and the Sicilian puppets with Ismail Pasha
under the Ottoman Empire. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
MOHAMED MESSARA/ (ANSA).