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VANDOO · 24th January 2014, 01:29 AM

I AGREE THERE ARE MANY GOOD KOUMMYA OUT THERE AND THEY ARE THE ONES WE LIKE TO COLLECT. I ALSO SUSPECT THERE MAY BE SOME OUT THERE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER SUBSTANDARD AND OF VERY POOR QUALITY THAT MAY BE USED BY THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD A GOOD QUALITY ONE. THE FIRST ONE IN THIS POST IS OF POOR WORKMANSHIP BUT APPEARS GAUDY WITH FAKE STONES AND SHINEY BRASS. THE SECOND EXAMPLE IS OF BETTER WORKMANSHIP BUT THE REPAIRS WERE POORLY DONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE FIRST KOUMMYA IS JUST A GAUDY CHEAP ITEM INTENDED FOR TOURISTS ONLY OR IF THERE IS ANOTHER MARKET FOR SUCH ITEMS LOCALLY.

DIFFERENT TASTES THAN OUR OWN DO EXHIST I AM ONLY WONDERING IF THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE ITEMS NOT BEING FOR TOURISTS ONLY. PERHAPS A MEMBER WHO HAS LIVED IN MOROCCO FOR A LONG TIME COULD ENLIGHTEN US.

24th January 2014, 01:29 AM	#13
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AGREE THERE ARE MANY GOOD KOUMMYA OUT THERE AND THEY ARE THE ONES WE LIKE TO COLLECT. I ALSO SUSPECT THERE MAY BE SOME OUT THERE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER SUBSTANDARD AND OF VERY POOR QUALITY THAT MAY BE USED BY THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD A GOOD QUALITY ONE. THE FIRST ONE IN THIS POST IS OF POOR WORKMANSHIP BUT APPEARS GAUDY WITH FAKE STONES AND SHINEY BRASS. THE SECOND EXAMPLE IS OF BETTER WORKMANSHIP BUT THE REPAIRS WERE POORLY DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE FIRST KOUMMYA IS JUST A GAUDY CHEAP ITEM INTENDED FOR TOURISTS ONLY OR IF THERE IS ANOTHER MARKET FOR SUCH ITEMS LOCALLY. DIFFERENT TASTES THAN OUR OWN DO EXHIST I AM ONLY WONDERING IF THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE ITEMS NOT BEING FOR TOURISTS ONLY. PERHAPS A MEMBER WHO HAS LIVED IN MOROCCO FOR A LONG TIME COULD ENLIGHTEN US.