Photographs by Rosemary

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A man wearing a Fez, the distinctive conical red hat named for the city, greets a friend. The Moroccans have adopted this cheek kiss from the French.The perfect subject just happened to peer out of the door of the Kairouine Mosque. Luckily, he was willing to be photographed.We watched a young boy perform his ablutions before entering the mosque to pray. He took quite a while, no doubt trying to do a perfect job.The stairs to the Andalusian mosque.Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter mosques in Morocco. This is due to an edict from a French adminstrator who wanted the Moroccans to retain their culture.Kairouine Mosque.Kairouine mosque with man praying.A woman sorts herbs in the Fes medina. Perhaps she lives near by and chooses this place to do her work, or perhaps she will sell her herbs once she has sorted them.A village woman has brought her hand woven baskets to the souk or market in Fes. She wears a tribal tattoo.It was Ramadan and the bread was put out for sale in late afternoon. The women prepare special meals for the breaking of the daily fast which is shortly after sundown.A Fassi woman (a woman who lives in Fes) buys bread for the evening meal.A workshop in the Fes medina. The man carves combs, shoe horns, spoons from the horns of cattle. If only I'd rememberd to buy a spoon. I've read that the best way to serve caviar is with a bone spoon. These would have been perfect. All I'd need would be the Beluga.Here he is making something from a cow's horn. He uses his foot to hold the horn while he files. He learned this skill from his father and his father before him. He was gracious about letting me photograph him.A portrait of the man who makes implements from cow's horns.Another craftsman in the medina. He was hammering a design into a brass traySelling eggs in the souk of Fes. He does not look happy. If you have ever had to raise chickens and sell their eggs you will understand why. He hasn't sold nearly enough eggs and those darned hens are at home laying more and more!A villager weighs out produce for the Fassis. These men with the straw hats are Berber farmers. The Berbers are known to be hardworking and thrifty. They are the Scotsmen of Morocco.A young girl rushes home with her mother's freshly baked bread on her head. The women near the bakery send their bread to be baked. Each loaf has the family's distinctive mark so no mistake is made as to which bread belongs to which family.
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A man wearing a Fez, the distinctive conical red hat named for the city, greets a friend. The Moroccans have adopted this cheek kiss from the French.



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