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rubber tyres. Women's
babouche
s come in a broader range of colours and designs, and
you may see vats of vibrant dye used for them in tanneries in Fez. But as colourful as they
may look from afar, the tanneries give off a putrid stench - many medina residents would
prefer to see them outside the city limits.
Plain terracotta cooking tajines are oven safe, ine for stovetop cooking and cost less than
Dh80. Wrap them well against breakages on the trip home.
Ceramics
Moroccan ceramics are a delight, and excellent value - a decorative tajine may run you
Dh150 to Dh400, depending on size and decoration. Different regions have their own col-
our schemes: Meknès ceramics tend to be green and black, Safi offers black and white
Berber patterns, and Tamegroute makes a distinctive green glaze from oxidised copper.
Salé is strong on yellow and turquoise, geometric patterns and intricate dot-patterned
dishes. Marrakesh specialises in monochrome ceramics in red, graphite or orange instead
of elaborate decoration. Many rural areas specialise in terracotta crockery, with plain,
striking shapes and Berber good-luck symbols painted in henna.
