Well made koummya

ward · 19th August 2016, 06:14 PM

Most koummiya are 20th century. When you go to Morocco there are hundreds and hundreds of these knives in every city. Some are trash up to some that are very well made. Koftkagari is still being produced in Meknas. Blacksmiths still are producing work. Camel leather is still being produced the same way it has been for the last 1000 or more years. You can not think of items that are manufactured in a 3rd world country the same as you would in a more industrialized country. You have a country that I have seen satellite dishes being delivered by donkey and cart. You have a mix of machine made items with hand created items throughout most of the country.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 20th August 2016, 09:53 AM

Morocco is a remarkable country which has a rich tradition of ancient practices built in to its structure ....There are two types of people~ Those in Rural areas and those in Urban. The Rural people retain much of the superstitious traditional and quite incredible concepts and ideas going back hundreds of years. All the regions have little markets and you can bump into an old sage selling herbal cures and potents or amazing wandering people dressed like Robin Hood doing spells... In the big souks there are as has been stated thousands of daggers..all new...and you will be lucky to even see an old one except in museums/ proper antique shops...

19th August 2016, 06:14 PM	#1
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	koummiya Most koummiya are 20th century. When you go to Morocco there are hundreds and hundreds of these knives in every city. Some are trash up to some that are very well made. Koftkagari is still being produced in Meknas. Blacksmiths still are producing work. Camel leather is still being produced the same way it has been for the last 1000 or more years. You can not think of items that are manufactured in a 3rd world country the same as you would in a more industrialized country. You have a country that I have seen satellite dishes being delivered by donkey and cart. You have a mix of machine made items with hand created items throughout most of the country.

20th August 2016, 09:53 AM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Morocco is a remarkable country which has a rich tradition of ancient practices built in to its structure ....There are two types of people~ Those in Rural areas and those in Urban. The Rural people retain much of the superstitious traditional and quite incredible concepts and ideas going back hundreds of years. All the regions have little markets and you can bump into an old sage selling herbal cures and potents or amazing wandering people dressed like Robin Hood doing spells... In the big souks there are as has been stated thousands of daggers..all new...and you will be lucky to even see an old one except in museums/ proper antique shops...