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Whenever we hear the word arabic crafts the typical streets come to mind where you can take a quiet walk and enjoy seeingarabic rugs the most colorful lamps, lattices and savor the smell of leather.
Each Moroccan region is a specialist in a type of raw materials and they make their own artisan products.Read on for the story, key details, and everything you need to know. Decoración Alcazaba he offers you.
The first pioneers to develop this trade in Arab artisan products It was the Berbers, who began making carpets, pottery, iron and silver jewelry. After the arrival of Islam and the Arabs, more polished pottery began to be produced, copper was introduced and work was done to make various utensils. In addition, they began to work with ceramics and wood to makearabic lattices.
In order to know a little more about its evolution, from Decoración Alcazaba We want to show you what each of the traditional Arabic artisan products that are worked today and the importance of this tradition.
Craftsmanship is a work carried out by a person manually, so each product that is obtained is a unique and different piece. Themoroccan crafts It has been learned and shown from generation to generation, obtaining high quality and highly detailed pieces. Thetypes of arabic crafts or traditional artisan products that we are going to detail are the following:
Depending on the region in which you are, a type of arabic pottery different. Among them themanufacture of ceramic pieces Fez and Safi. The first is characterized due to its blue color, while the second it focuses on earthy colors such as brown, green and yellow. In the Moroccan area you can find glazed or enameled clay pottery.
As for their designs, they can be found with very detailed motifs of geometric and representative shapes. All theartisan productsand Arabic ceramics They are intended for decoration or their use for the preservation or transport of food.
EThey are made of wood and show geometric shapes and Muslim calligraphy. Today you can findarabic wooden lattices inspired by mosques or palaces such as the Alhambra in Granada. In addition to its material, you will perceive a lattice of fine slats to achieve a very careful and unique drawing.
This type of arabic handicraft it is traditional to find it for the home decor such as bed headboards, paintings, table tops, windows made with a specific motif, etc. Throughout the East it is used to cover interior spaces and screens are even made as space dividers. It is one of the most deeply rooted artisan products in Arab culture.
Now, the lattice production processes They are more mechanical. Because? Because laser cutting is used to manufacture each piece of wood.
TheMoroccan rugs also callsBerber or peasant rugs, stand out for their art, in which their striking colors and the search to represent natural themes predominate. All thebusinessThey are composed of a base of geometric shapes, something that is not coincidental, but is influenced by Pythagorean culture. Instead, thearabic prayer rug its reason for representation is always the mihrab located in the center.
The shape of thisartisanal and traditional Arabic product It is rectangular, although you can find square, circular and even hexagonal rugs. Its colors range from very colorful rugs, blue and green rugs, to more classic ones with a white background and highlighting some dark figures.
LaArabic basketry it was created as a way to meet the needs of the inhabitants. In this way, the typical Arab garden furniture emerged, baskets for transporting food, lamps and hats. Everything is made with local materials and the reed, cane or dwarf palm are used.
It should be noted that these artisan products have been sold for years and are still appreciated by the public. It is very common to see shops dedicated to basket weaving in eacharabic market.
La moroccan leather crafts It is the most famous thing we can find in Morocco. At first it was used to make slippers, saddles, even the spines of books. Subsequently, the work has been improved and now we can see more products such as bags, backpacks, belts, cushions, beanbags, etc.
Laleather goods Coming from Morocco, it is unique in that it only uses natural dyes to color its pieces. Thus, the artisan products of this culture lack chemicals.
As you can see, the tradition of representing their own culture and beliefs has not changed, some ways of producing the pieces have. In short, we can find an element unique arabic craft that gives that touch of personality in our home. Did you know theseartisan products? Do you like this type of decoration?
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