There are 3 tanneries in Fez, Morocco.
The entire leather production process comprises manual labor only.
The Chouara Tannery is almost a thousand years old. It's amazing to think that the process hasnt changed in a millenium.
If you want to buy Moroccan leather, Fez is the place to come to.
hides are first soaked in a mixture of cow urine, quicklime, water, and salt. This caustic mixture helps to break down and soften the leather
The tannery consists of numerous stone pools filled with different coloured dyes and liquids
The men stand in the pools of dyes.
Its hard work in the hot sun.
...They use their bare feet to kneed the hides.
...They use their bare feet to kneed the hides.
The ingredients are mostly natural. Components like pigeon poop contain ammonia
Saffron for yellow, mint for green, henna for orange.
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