If you have visited Sicily, or even entered a shop selling ceramics all around Italy, you might have notice strange vases in the shape of a human head. These colorful artifacts are called Teste di Moro, Moors heads, and are part of the Sicilian pottery tradition. Testa di Moro in Taormina But have you ever wondered why this particular shape and representation? This story starts with “once upon a time” but it doesn’t have a happy ending. At least for its male protagonist. So, once upon a time, in the Arabic neighborhood of Kalsa in Palermo, there was a beautiful girl. Her father was very jealous so she had to stay home night and day. She was only allowed to go out on the home balcony, to take care of flowers and plants, her great passion and source of joy. One day, a young ...
Teste di moro: A story of Love, Passion and Death
