Title: Les nattes d'alfa du Boutaleb
Description: A sociological study on the artisan weavers of the Algerian district of Sétif, written by a French government official. Written in 1954, during the colonial times, it describes the different weaving technics, the patterns used, their significance and their insertion in the manners and beliefs of the local berber population.
Subjects: woven mats, algeria, sociology, mid 20th century