2424
La Plaza el-Nejjarine (Carpenters’ Square) is one of the Medina’s colourful public spaces, home to the stunning Nejjarine Fountain and a Carpenter’s Inn that had billeted travelers since the 18th century.Today it’s home to the Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts the first Moroccan private museum of timber crafts
Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts is in a wonderfully restored funduq – a caravanserai for travelling merchants who stored and sold their goods below and took lodgings on the floors above
The Nejjarine Fountain,
best known of the
medina's mosaic
fountains, in the
alleys that lead off the square is
the Nejjarine
Souk, where
carpenters still chisel and carve
cedar wood
With carved wooden arches and a four-storey atrium covered with decorative cedar panels, the Nejjarine Museum is the actualisation and a depository for some of the world’s finest woodwork
Its treasures include wooden cots used by royalty, a collection of wooden chests from the 14th century, wooden thrones and pentagonal-shaped chandeliers
Handmade Moroccan air blower or bellow or rabous, as it's known by its various names
Handmade Moroccan air blowers. Very useful to stoke the fire or simply for decoration
the one creative craft peculiar to Morocco among Islamic North African countries is woodwork
The primary raw material of this craft is wood, in other words timber. The most utilized kind is cedar, taken out of cedar’s trees, which are profuse in the forest of the Middle Atlas. This fact has led to the emergence of woodwork as a rich and traditional handicraft
Woodwork is a form of artistic expression. It is also another form that unveils aspects of the Moroccan and Islamic culture and tradition, and guarantees their continuity and originality.
Spinning wheels
Marriage is Morocco’s richest traditional event which is closely connected to ancestral traditions and customs
Ammaria is used the bride's transport by huja to the groom's house
Round Amarya for wedding and Bride throne chair
Morocco has a rich musical culture with flavors of Berber, Spanish, Arabic, and Saharan influences
In many traditional cultures, drums have a symbolic function and are used in religious ceremonies
This flute-like instrument is called "ghita" in Arabic and "tabja" in Tamazight (Berber language). Its made from cedar wood (it smells good!) This instrument is commonly played in Morocco during special occasions
Moroccan Oud The ancestor of the lute (origin aloud)
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed
instrument with 11 or 13 strings grouped in
5 or 6 courses, commonly used
in Persian, Arabic, Greek, Turkish,
Jewish, Byzantine, Azerbaijani,
Armenian, North African (Chaabi, Classical, and
Spanish Andalusian), Somali and Middle
Eastern music
The Arab rababah, or
rabab, is part of an ancient family of
instruments first mentioned in 10th century
There’s a room displaying priceless wooden instruments — lutes, flutes, tablas and an original Stradivarius
The hajhouj or guembri is the Gnawa lute
Gun support
The koummya is the characteristic traditional dagger of the Berber and Arabic peoples of Morocco
On the roof terrace of the museum, this café serves drinks only
White jasmin
The rooftop cafe has great views over the medina
Kairaouin Mosque minaret and Zaouia Moulay Idriss II
Sound: Oum – Nia; Ah Wah 2016
Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Internet Sanda Negruțiu Copyright: All the images belong to their authors
Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuhttps://plus.google.com/+SandaMichaela