bio

Craftswoman and seller of palm products and objects. Village market of Melkadida.

Habbo's knowledge of the different ways of working palm leaves allows her to make an infinite number of objects from the most useful to the most decorative, including the famous mats used to make the facades of traditional houses. With all the generosity that characterizes the women of the area, she showed us her point of sale and her workspace, as well as the way in which, with a simple pin punch and the skill of her hands, she would shred the strands of palm leaves to the size she needed to weave them together and build each piece.