globalisation and tradition in Moroccan Anti-Atlas children’s toys and play

Jean-Pierre Rossiewww.sanatoyplay.org

mountain village near the Atlantic Ocean mountain village near the Atlantic Ocean

a village in an Anti-Atlas valley

Tiznit: a quickly changing old town

with cordial thanks to Khalija Jariaa

local diversity and global uniformitychild made or industrially made toys

water spraying toys tops car and truck toys dolls

water spraying toysthe old way

water spraying toysthe new way

self-made tops and China made tops

self-made cars

imported car toys

dolls made by village girls till today

and regularly used in small houses

or in a recent type of dollhouse

girls also reshape imported second hand dolls

re-contextualisingimported toys

Barbie-like dolls

Teddy bears

Barbie-like dolls

Teddy bears

in the local hospital

wounded imported dolls saved bylocal toy-making techniques

the Tiznit masquerade from tradition to entertainment

influence of tourism on toys and play

summer beach tourism in village girls’ pretend play toy gifts from visiting emigrants

being a touristat the Atlantic coast

toy gifts from visiting emigrants

changing values and attitudes in civil society as represented

in play and toys

pretend play in relation to a home for unmarried pregnant women and handicapped children created

in Tiznit in July 2007

toys inspired by high-tech

the Internet shop as play area the toy mobile phone

the toy mobile phone

industrially made toys in Moroccoan advantage or a problem

massive import from China second-hand toys quality and safety problem

Maroc : pour l’Achoura contrôle renforcé sur les jouets

chinois

le ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie traque les défauts de conception

new publications published on CD

Jean-Pierre Rossie 2008

collection Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures

Domestic life in play, games and toys, foreword G. Brougère, 438 p, 410 ill

Commented bibliography on play, games and toys, 64 p.

collection Cultures Ludiques Sahariennes et Nord-Africaines

La vie domestique dans les jeux et jouets, préface G. Brougère, 449 p, 410 ill

Bibliographie commentée des jeux et jouets, 64 p.