Enhance your home decor with this decorative Moroccan plate. Featuring intricate engravings and repetitive designs, Safi style pottery is a fine example of traditional Islamic art.
Product Features: - Moroccan pottery dates back over one thousand years
- Made using centuries old techniques
- Created by master artisans of Safi, Morocco
- Known for its rich colors, intricate engravings and repetative designs
- Intended for decorative purposes only
- Comes with a hole on the back of the plate for easy wall hanging
- 10.75 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep
- Marigold color with brushes of amber and forest green in the design
- Each plate signed by the artisan
Story Behind the Art:Pottery of this type is made in Safi, Morocco, a fishing village on the Atlantic coast. Safi is known as one of the centers for this art form and uses red clay to create ceramic pottery. Clay is softened by hand, and formed using a potter's wheel which is powered by foot. Pieces are dried in the hot African sun, and baked in kilns that are over 200 years old. All items are hand-etched and hand painted. Artisans live comfortably yet modestly, most living with extended family. Artisans work in the souk (market) in the medina (center of town). This art form is passed down from father to son. Moroccans are very proud of their arts and in preserving their heritage.
What is Worldstock?The handcrafted touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.
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