This series is a tribute to saaf bouhattam variety of palm, now endangered—just like the entire fragile ecosystem of the Mediterranean oasis, which has been under threat since the 1970s due to the installation of chemical industries. This palm variety is well known in the oases of Gabès for the quality of its white, refined fibers (saaf). It has long been used in weaving the traditional Gabès hat, the “Mdhalla.” The totems are woven using palm leaves (waste materials from the work of traditional umbrella-weaving women artisans), natural saaf, dyed black.