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Catalogue of the Oasis Museum, hall 3:

Handicraft

In the oasis, handmade craft production tries to fill local needs and the demand of the nomad population in the area. The iron work is a labor undertaken specifically by the Black people. The silversmith’s work was long ago a specialty of Hebrews. Carpentry and saddle making are both done by men as a job.

Women weave carpets and blankets and embroider shawls, not in a professional way but as a complementary activity along with the housework.

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MEN’S HANDICRAFT

1. Carpentry

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Making a wood platter in Assif Melloul valley         Photo: Roger Mimó, 1992


2. Pottery reparation

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Drill engraved in Hebraic characters

Translation: «Long life to the Jews. Hail Israel. May the king of Israel return to Jerusalem. May the temple of Jerusalem (the mosque Al Aksa) be for the Jews».

Origin: Ksar Tiilit, (Dadès), 20th century. Ref. 144.

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Platter repaired by the drill      Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 145.

Amplify detail of the engraved stone:

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3. Rope manufacturing

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Rope manufacturing braiding palm skin


4. Saddler implements

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Tools to sew saddles             Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 146/147.


5. Shoemaker and blacksmith implements

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 148/154.

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 163/169.

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century, ref. 155/157.

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century, ref. 158/161.

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century, ref. 162.


Sheepskin

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Products for deodorizing leather

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Patch to repair bored goatskin bottles
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 173.


6. Iron work

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Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 77/78.


WOMEN’S HANDICRAFT: TRANSFORMATION OF THE WOOL

1. Shearing


Ksar El Khorbat (Ferkla).          Photo: Roger Mimó, 2006

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Scissors for shearing sheep
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 174.

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Stones to whet the scissors
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 175/176.


2. Washing

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Bougamés valley    Photo: Roger Mimó, 1991


3. Combing

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Ikharsan: tools for combing wool
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 177/178.


4. Carding

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Carding brushes

Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 179/180.

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Carding brushes

Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 174.


5. Spinning

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Stick for spinning
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 181.

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Spinning girl
Photo: André Bertrand, 1960

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Sticks for spinning
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century.
Ref. 182 to 185.


6. Dyeing

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Madder: dye in red

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Pomegranate skin: dye in red

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Saffron: dye in yellow


7. Weaving

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Weaving woman
Photo: André Bertrand, 1960

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Loom
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 186.

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Taska: tool for gripping thread
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 187/188.

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Stones to tend threads of the warp
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 189 a 192.

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Loom pieces
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 193/200.

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Tool to tend the carpet
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 201.


WOMEN’S HANDICRAFT: EMBROIDERY

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Embroidered shawl
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 202.

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Tool to braid wool
Origin: Ferkla, 20th century. Ref. 203.

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Lavender to protect wool against moth


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