This piece depicts Aisha Qandisha who is a very well-known mythological figure in Morocco, and also the west of Algeria. She's a yennia, or a female jinn, which is a supernatural creature from Islamic mythology and theology who is said to possess and kill men. Her story has survived thanks to the oral tradition of story telling. Aisha was a beautiful woman who lived near Al-Jadida, which was a city occupied by the Portuguese. One day, the Portuguese came to her village and killed her family. Aisha's mystical powers helped to avenge her family by seducing many of these invaders and killing them