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Association Afous Gafous · Ouarzazate

Zerbya

$5970
5533 437
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Priced by the artisans who made it One of a kind — this exact piece ships to you Non-toxic dyes, carbon-negative yarns

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES

75% goes to the makers 17% runs the site & pays the artisans who run it — Anou is a cooperative 8% shipping

SIZE

5m x 5m x 2cm — 16ft 5in x 16ft 5in x 1in

WEIGHT

47700 g

MATERIALS

Natural Wool and wool string

PRODUCT ID

#28201

Each Zerbya, or pile knot rug, reflects designs that blend the designs of the association's president with the colors and symbols commonly found throughout the Ouarzazate region.

COLORS IN THIS PIECE

Color #1340 Color #832 Color #801 Color #841 Color #582 Color #1392 Color #695 Color #203 Color #199 Color #454 Color #1434 Color #671 Color #362 Color #1319 Non-toxic, non-bleed dyes · Color guide

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MEET THE MAKERS

Handmade by 10 members of Association Afous Gafous

Zahra Amzil

Zahra Amzil

Zahra was born in Ouarzazate in the mid 70's and is married with three children. While she did not attend school, she is currently studying at a local center to learn how to read and write. Her primary source of income is through the sales of her rugs. She learned how to weave from her mom and now specializes in weaving and design at the association. Mouzil Zehra 38 years old, born in Lmdina village, married and has 3 kids. Zehra didn’t go to school but was able to attend literacy classes; she learned weaving from early age form her mother. Her specialty is making carpets and drawing on it. From her income she helps her family and she wished to have a prosperous future for this craftsman.

Biya Lhid

Biya Lhid

Biya was born in the late 60's and has lived in the Ouarzazate region all her life. While she never studied in school, today she is enrolled in literacy classes at an association. Biya is married and has four children.

Fatima Ait Ihya

Fatima Ait Ihya

Fatima was born in Aguim and moved to the Ouarzazate region when she married. Today, her and her husband have five children. Fatima specializes in all the types of rugs the association makes.

Kabira Ihid

Kabira Ihid

Kabira was born in the 60's and has lived in the Ourzazate region for much of her life. Today, she and her husband have one child whom she supports through the sales of her rugs. She hopes that in the future the association becomes famous and their products are sold widely!

Khadija Chana

Khadija Chana

Khadija is from Ouarzazate where she now lives with her husband and five children. While she never attended school, she is attending local literacy classes and she hopes that in time she will be able to read and write well. Through her sales and classes, she hopes she can provide a better future for her children. شان خديجة 40 سنة مزداد ب لمدينة متزوجة له 5 اولاد لا تلتحق ب المدرسة الان تتبع دورسه في محاربة الاومية تعلمت هده المهنة مند صغاره من امه احتصاصه هي السجادة ورسم عليها المال التي تستفيد من جمعية تصرفه وتتعاون مه المعيشة تثمنى ان تزدهر صناعتهموان تشتهر في المستقبل

Fatima Alibrahimi

Fatima Alibrahimi

Fatima was born in the town of Zagora and moved to Ourzazate when she married her now husband. Born only in the 90's she is one of the youngest members of the association and often provides new and innovative ideas to all the women.

Fatima Anasiri

Fatima Anasiri

Fatima, born in the 80's, is the second youngest member of the association at the time of writing. Fatima did not attend school but is currently studying how to read and write in local literacy classes. She hopes that through her sales, she'll be able to provide for her future family.

Fatima Ben Hssayene

Fatima Ben Hssayene

Born and bred in the area, Fatima Ben Hssayene is married to a local farmer and has a son and three daughters. While her eldest daughter is working in a driving school, her younger children are still studying - her son being at university and her youngest daughters in high school. And altough Fatima only reached the 5th grade, she has learned her craft since early childhood from her mother, perpetuating a longstanding tradition that has been passed on from one generation to another. She had wished to pass it on to her daughters but they were reluctant to invest so much time and effort into learning her intricate craft because it is excessively hard to make a living from it. She is really happy to work at her local cooperative because it has been a constant source of creativity and improvement of her own work mainly thanks to the different exchanges with the other women. She really wishes that the association will prosper so that it can have a big working space with all the necessary equipment available for the women. On a more personal side, she would like to be able to find a religious mentor to help her better understand and follow the righteous path.

Khadija atraz

Khadija atraz

Fatima Amzil

Fatima Amzil

Fatima was born in 1991,in the Lmdint village, she have been a participation on Association Afous Gafous sience 2017, she learned how to weave from her mother, and she chose to sell her product on Anou as there is a lot of exploitation in the markets, and now her gool to devellop the rugs in her area

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