:Evolution of Textile Monument (Ksar Hellal)

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| name = Evolution of Textile Monument

| native_name = نصب صناعة النسيج بقصر هلال

| native_language = Arabic

| other_name = حمامة

| type = Monumental sculpture

| image = Monument de l'industrie textile à Ksar Hellal par le sculpteur Abdelfattah Boussetta - "Hmamma".jpg

| caption = The Evolution of Textile Monument, front view.

| location = Ksar Hellal, Tunisia

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| sculptor = Abdelfattah Boussetta

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| built = 1997

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The Evolution of Textile Monument ({{langx|ar|نصب صناعة النسيج بقصر هلال}}), is a monument located in the center of the city of Ksar Hellal (Tunisia).{{cite journal |last1=Souissi |first1=Salah |title=The subjectivity of Abdelfattah Boussetta's sculptures in the Tunisian space "صدمة المارة بدهشة الفن" |journal=Azzaman |date=1 October 2007 |volume=10 |issue=2811 |page=11 |location=London, United Kingdom |language=ar}} The monument is a symbol of the development of the textile industry in Ksar Hellal, the city is dubbed "the textile capital of Tunisia".{{cite web |title=Ksar Hellal Fashion Show devient une Tradition au capital du Textile |url=https://www.turess.com/fr/tunivisions/126813 |website=turess.com |accessdate=21 January 2020 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=قصرهلال ذاكرة البلاد وعاصمة النسيج |url=https://www.tunisia-sat.com/forums/threads/291113/ |website=tunisia-sat.com |accessdate=21 January 2020 |language=ar}}{{cite web |title=مدينة تزورها ..قصر هلال.. مدينــــــة التاريخ والنسيج والتجــــارة |url=http://www.alchourouk.com/article/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9 |website=alchourouk.com |accessdate=21 January 2020 |language=ar}}

The monument was designed and executed by the Tunisian sculptor Abdelfattah Boussetta in 1997.{{cite web |title=برنامج شخصيات بلادي تقدم لكم حوار خاص مع السيد " عبد الفتاح بوستة " نحات و فنان تشكيلي |url=https://www.facebook.com/SahelTelevision/videos/%D9%86%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81/628471994328396/ |publisher=Sahel TV |accessdate=11 January 2020|language=ar}} The monument is also known by the name Hmmama ({{langx|ar|حمامة}}) which means ‘dove’ in English, due to the dove at the top of the monument, through which the sculptor wanted to represent the initial motion (development and ambition) and the creativity of the city in the textile industry sector.

Used materials: Copper, Bronze and Steel.