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This image depicts the Chouara Tannery, an open-air leather tannery located in the heart of the ancient medina of Fez, Morocco. The scene is dominated by a large, irregular courtyard filled with numerous vats. In the foreground and mid-ground, dozens of circular stone vats are visible, filled with liquids displaying a wide spectrum of colors, including various shades of brown, beige, green, red, yellow, and clear liquids. These vats are arranged in an organic, clustered pattern, and the ground between them appears to be earth or stone, stained and worn. Several workers are present within this section: one man stands in a circular vat, manipulating material with a long pole; another man in a green shirt and boots stands between vats; and partially visible in the far foreground, a large, light-colored bundle of hides rests on the edge of a vat. Beyond the circular vats, in the mid-ground, a larger area is occupied by an array of rectangular stone vats, many filled with white or light-colored liquids, suggesting initial processing stages (e.g., liming or cleaning). Several individuals are active here: one man in a dark tunic stands next to a red-dyed pile of hides, another manipulates material in a rectangular vat with a pole, and a woman in a turquoise garment is also seen working near a vat. Another man stands towards the right, appearing to spread out hides on the ground. The tannery courtyard is enclosed by multi-story, ochre-colored stone buildings with numerous small, rectangular windows. Some buildings feature external staircases or balconies. The roofs of these buildings are mostly flat, and a single dome, likely part of a mosque or historical building, is visible on the roofline towards the upper right. The background reveals a dense urban landscape of closely packed, similarly colored buildings sprawling across hills under a partly cloudy sky, characteristic of the Fez medina.
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