Marrakech tanneries
2006 Marrakech, Morocco
Stone dyeing and tanning vats in the Marrakech tanneries, photographed in 2006. Hides here are treated using methods dating back centuries, with dyes and softening agents mixed in open pits before the leather is sold in the city's souks.
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