LEATHER OF MOROCCO
Leather ware has been a highly
prized item amongst the cargo of traders since the 16th century in Morocco.
Nothing has changed in the Marrakech Souk's tanneries for many hundreds
of years where great pride has and still is being taken in producing
products of the highest quality.
Amongst the thousands of different types of leather available, found stretched out on the straw to dry in the sun, close to the vats of the Souk, you will find the craftsmen still using saffron to obtain yellow, poppies for red, indigo for blue and antimony for black to produce their original hand made products.
Leather is used to make handbags,
travel bags, satchels to mention but a few of the uses. These
will be styled by the leather workers with gold-leafed designs
and other colours to produce arabic and geometric designs
to give the desired effect.
Metal framed lamps are traditionally covered with leather
before being hand painted to produce an original lighting
effect for your house.