Tamgroute is located southeast of the town of Zagora (Kilometer 18 on the road M'hamid). In this little village that is the craft of pottery cooperative. The founders of the Zaouia Naciria (ancient religious brotherhood) gathered in the village, merchants from Fez and elsewhere, and exercising various trades (carpentry, tanning, pottery) to establish the cooperative. Thus, the early craftsmen continue to pursue the activities of their ancestors.
Pottery TamgrouteTamgroute pottery pottery is the only rural Morocco to wear the green enamel. This feature is originally from Fez.It differs, however, the enamel by color Tamgroute more heterogeneous. It also differs from other forms by its pottery, is found in over 50 different. It also sees the production of oil lamps (Kandil) used before the arrival of electricity in Ksours.Some parts of prestige as cups dried fruit, for weddings, were decorated with engravings and embossed with Berber motifs.
Currently, 10 workshops mainly produce decorative tiles (Karmoud) and soup bowls (Zlafa).
ManufacturingFor manufacturing, the potters extract themselves, underground galleries, clay loams banks of the Draa. It's difficult terrain for the shooting because it is very sandy.Also, the potters take special care in the preparation of this land in danger of collapsing parts already prepared.After extraction and drying in the sun, the earth is a little crushed until a homogeneous slurry, it is then spread over an area swept, then trampled massed on a mat. The paste is then ready for the shoot.
CookingThe potter makes the charging once it has enough pots (about 800 pieces).The 7 traditional kilns are fed with palm trees and dry brush, picked up in the Feya (vicinity). Kilns of rural Morocco are drilled 5 holes on top leaving out the smoke which will reach a temperature of about 1000 ° C needed to melt the enamel.Crouching before the ovens throughout the day, the potter will go up the stacks of pieces. The bowls are stacked upside down and inserted using tripods in the ground so they do not stick them to the fusion of the enamel.
The oven doors are closed with pieces of clay and stones.The potter begins cooking that will last between 3-4 hours.After overnight cooling, the manual unloading pots potter wearing their green color.
Pottery TamgrouteTamgroute pottery pottery is the only rural Morocco to wear the green enamel. This feature is originally from Fez.It differs, however, the enamel by color Tamgroute more heterogeneous. It also differs from other forms by its pottery, is found in over 50 different. It also sees the production of oil lamps (Kandil) used before the arrival of electricity in Ksours.Some parts of prestige as cups dried fruit, for weddings, were decorated with engravings and embossed with Berber motifs.
Currently, 10 workshops mainly produce decorative tiles (Karmoud) and soup bowls (Zlafa).
ManufacturingFor manufacturing, the potters extract themselves, underground galleries, clay loams banks of the Draa. It's difficult terrain for the shooting because it is very sandy.Also, the potters take special care in the preparation of this land in danger of collapsing parts already prepared.After extraction and drying in the sun, the earth is a little crushed until a homogeneous slurry, it is then spread over an area swept, then trampled massed on a mat. The paste is then ready for the shoot.
CookingThe potter makes the charging once it has enough pots (about 800 pieces).The 7 traditional kilns are fed with palm trees and dry brush, picked up in the Feya (vicinity). Kilns of rural Morocco are drilled 5 holes on top leaving out the smoke which will reach a temperature of about 1000 ° C needed to melt the enamel.Crouching before the ovens throughout the day, the potter will go up the stacks of pieces. The bowls are stacked upside down and inserted using tripods in the ground so they do not stick them to the fusion of the enamel.
The oven doors are closed with pieces of clay and stones.The potter begins cooking that will last between 3-4 hours.After overnight cooling, the manual unloading pots potter wearing their green color.
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