Fez Medina

Man pulling leather inside an ink filled pit. This ancient technique is still used nowadays in the Tannery wher men walk the narrow paths between huge vats of lye and colorful dyes, water wheels creak as the leather is rinsed, and buildings facing the tannery are covered with pelts hanging to dry.

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Man pulling leather inside an ink filled pit. This ancient technique is still used nowadays in the Tannery wher men walk the narrow paths between huge vats of lye and colorful dyes, water wheels creak as the leather is rinsed, and buildings facing the tannery are covered with pelts hanging to dry.