Dying Hides Yellow - Morocco
by Stuart Litoff
Title
Dying Hides Yellow - Morocco
Artist
Stuart Litoff
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Standing on a balcony at a leather tannery in the medina, or old town, of Fes (Fez), Morocco, I looked over the edge to see three workers staining hides yellow by hand directly below me. The combination of light, shadow, colors, patterns, and perspective all drew me into the scene, and I hope it draws you in, too.
At the tannery, goat, sheep, cow, and camel hides are soaked in vats of various solutions, some to soften the hides and others to dye them colors made from natural ingredients. Some colors, like the yellow here, are applied by hand. The production of leather goods at the tannery is done with all manual labor and without modern equipment, and the methods have remained unchanged since medieval times.
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July 26th, 2019
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Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the O IS FOR OCCUPATION themed week, APRIL 12, 2021- APRIL 19, 2021, where the subjects had to be very "near:" You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
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