Berber Old Clay Vessel For Making Argan Oil
Morocco
Lenght: 47 cm
Width: 42 cm
Height: 20 cm
MA1021-727
This is yet another example of the appeal of simple things to which the Berber people treat us quite often. While their textiles, as well as their jewels, tell us about an unlimited torrent of creativity and imagination without compromising a bit on their authenticity and the symbols and elements that define them as a group, earthenware vessels like this take us to the realm of the beauty of humble things. The design and lines of this old Berber handmade artisan clay Berber dish from the region of Imi N Tanout in Morocco, with no painted decoration, boost all those aspects to which its undeniable decorative potential and the superb and warm patina due to years and years of traditional use to grind the pits of the argan tree fruits and obtain the dense paste from which the famous and precious argan oil is extracted.
This is yet another example of the appeal of simple things to which the Berber people treat us quite often. While their textiles, as well as their jewels, tell us about an unlimited torrent of creativity and imagination without compromising a bit on their authenticity and the symbols and elements that define them as a group, earthenware vessels like this take us to the realm of the beauty of humble things. The design and lines of this old Berber handmade artisan clay Berber dish from the region of Imi N Tanout in Morocco, with no painted decoration, boost all those aspects to which its undeniable decorative potential and the superb and warm patina due to years and years of traditional use to grind the pits of the argan tree fruits and obtain the dense paste from which the famous and precious argan oil is extracted.