Cooperative Azta · Souq El Hed
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
SIZE
2m 27cm x 1m 36cm x 2cm — 7ft 5in x 4ft 6in x 1in
WEIGHT
9800 g
MATERIALS
Cotton and Rag Fabric
PRODUCT ID
#12857
Despite its modern chic appeal, the Boucharef carpet is woven into traditional Atlas Mountain culture. When poorer families were low in supplies during a cold winter, they washed and tore up old clothing to furnish their homes. Fortunately today, the carpet carries on in tradition rather than in necessity.
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MEET THE MAKERS
Tarchkikt Sadiki
Tarchkikt Sadiki, a native of Mrirt, was born in 1963. Having never attended school, the married mother of one child learned weaving from her family as she aspired to develop skills and insert her local product in the textile industry.
Rahma Modn
Rahma Modn was born in 1978 in Skhirat near Tawnat. The married mother of two children has not been formally educated, but aspires to continuously improve her material and develop her professional abilities.
Fadma Baha
VISIT THE VILLAGE
Cooperative Azta hosts visitors in their village — share tea, watch the artisans at work, and see the craft up close. Visits start at $14 per person, and most of it goes straight to the group.
Souq El Hed, Morocco · about 2 heures 26 minutes from Fez
