Tunisian woman makes Marionette puppets for children using a simple technique

Dalila Al-Obaidi has been a professional Marionette puppets maker for about 42 years, using a simple technique so that children could easily play with them.

She uses olive wood and a paste she forms from olive wood powder and glue to give the puppets their main features, then paints and decorates them.

Al-Obaidi believes that this is a simple career that requires love and creativity, although it involves several stages, and takes a long time; in addition, its cost of manufacture is rather high.

Dalila participated in several local and international exhibitions, and her puppets are well appreciated by the public and create earnings.