Sejnane woman shows her pottery skills - in pictures

Tunisian potter Saliha Saidani, 55, on her way to a field where she extracts soil to be used clay for her pottery in the village of Sejnane, Bizerte province. The traditional pottery skills of the women of Sejnane have been passed down from mother to daughter for generations. All photos: EPA
Saliha digs for soil to be used as clay for her pottery.
The women's craft was added in 2018 to Unesco's list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
About 450 families make a living from pottery in the village, but only women perform the ancient craft.
The motifs are inspired by the Berber tradition in the region.
Once fired, the handmade objects are then decorated with natural materials without chemical additions.
The clay they use is extracted manually from nearby fields and river shores.
The potters sell their wares directly in the village, at exhibitions in other cities, or sometimes abroad.
Saliha shows a figure she created.