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This image depicts the Chouara Tannery, an open-air complex located in the Fes el-Bali medina of Fez, Morocco. The scene is dominated by a dense arrangement of numerous circular, stone-lined vats, varying in diameter and depth. These vats contain liquids of different colors, indicating various stages of the tanning and dyeing process, alongside bundles of animal hides. In the foreground, a worker wearing a bright yellow protective suit is actively engaged, leaning into a vat and manipulating hides. Other workers, less distinctly visible, are present throughout the tannery floor, some handling hides near vats, and one figure in a green garment is seen in the mid-ground. Two women are seated on the ground near the vats in the mid-distance. Raw or partially processed animal hides are piled on the edges of many vats and on elevated platforms. In the background, multi-story buildings with light brown or yellow-ochre stucco walls and small, irregularly placed windows form the perimeter of the tannery. More hides are draped over the rooftops and ledges of these buildings, presumably for drying. The overall environment is one of extensive manual labor associated with traditional leather production.
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