Morocco
19 colonial postcards of social life and habits among Moroccans. Shown are a children’s fair, dancing, snake charming, marriage transport, playing dominos, musicians, donkey transport, local coiffure, gathering wood, transporting couscous, local artists, food preparation, Moroccan prison.
Price: $570.00
5 colonial postcards of Figuig, a city on the Algerian border. In 1845, during the French conquest of Algeria, the town was designated as being within the Moroccan sphere of influence; it was conquered by French forces in 1904 and became part of the French protectorate of Morocco in 1912. The population of the villages is of mixed origin, and both Tamazight (an Amazigh [Berber] language) and Arabic are spoken. Because of disease and the high elevation of the oasis, the town’s date palms are not commercially important; fruits and vegetables are grown mostly for local consumption.
Price: $150.00
