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Carpets, tilework, leather, silver and pottery — the workshops, the makers, and how to tell hand-made from a copy of it.

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An intricate zellij mosaic panel framed by a traditional Moroccan arch, eight-pointed stars in glazed colour
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Fez

The Geometry of Zellij

Every Moroccan tile pattern begins with an eight-pointed star, and every eight-pointed star begins with two squares.

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Amazigh flatweaves and pile carpets hung floor to ceiling in a Fez carpet fondouk, zellij and carved plaster behind
Craft
Middle Atlas

What the Carpets Say

Amazigh women encoded a written language into wool for centuries — zigzag for water, diamond for protection, and a vocabulary most buyers never notice.

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