Metal Carving

Metal carving is one of Morocco’s ancient arts, used to embellish various products made from gold, silver, and copper. This craft is prevalent in major historic cities and craft villages throughout the kingdom. Brass and red copper are commonly used in creating household items such as trays, kettles, candlesticks, tea-making utensils, buckets, chandeliers, mortars, and other items traditionally used by the community. Over time, craftsmen have adapted these products to suit mode preferences, incorporating copper into a variety of decorative pattes. Goldsmiths work with two types of precious metals. In urban areas, jewellery is crafted from gold and gemstones, while rural adoments are characterised by silver sheets adoed with red coral and yellow amber beads. To embellish gold and silver jewellery as well as copper utensils and decorations, craftsmen engrave geometric arches, floral motifs, and calligraphic pattes. These intricate designs are created using a hammer and a borer or chisel, after securely fixing the pieces to be decorated on an anvil or a similar object.