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The name Gooza translates as walnut. Walnuts are a very significant part of the holy month of Ramadan in Islamic tradition. On the 27th of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the Ascension and Descent of the Prophet Mohammed from heavens. On the same day, Moroccans like to crack a walnut and spend the evening doing so.
New Moroccan Handmade Brass Tray
Handmade by the El Fasiki Family in Fez
Great for serving or as a decorative tray
Flat surface
Product Details
Mokhtar El Fasiki (1951) and Hamza El Fasiki (1988) are father and son and master and apprentice.
Craft Draft is initially an extension of Hamza's father's small family business which was established in 1388 A.H. / 1968 A.D. Dar Attamania was the initial name and the business had three elements: 1- Apprenticeships, 2, Productions and 3, Selling. Yet in 1997 Morocco singed a convention with UNICEF against child labor which resulted in the ban of kids in the craft sector. Hence, like all other craft studios, production and selling became slow and the knowledge transfer begun its decline. Hamza took over the business and decided to focus on the the 1st element - that of knowledge transfer. This time it is open to the general public with the spirit of 'Everyone is an Artisan'.
Mokhtar is the head of the Seffarine (metal-smith) guild in Fes Medina, Morocco. He has been apprenticing from 1958 until he became a master in 1968 at the age of 17. Since then he established Dar Attamania family business where he produced about 13 brass and silver items solely related to the Moroccan tea ceremony. He has been traveling around the world demonstrating and crafting for a period of 40 years. He is specialized now in the free-hand engraving techniques on brass plates and trays.
Hamza is a multidisciplinary craftsman and musician. He is an Andalusian Oud musician, a geometer, brass-smith, bookbinder, paper-maker and founder of Craft Draft studio. He comes from a multigenerational family of artisans and passing on crafts knowledge is a family culture. He apprenticed under his father and traveled around 15 countries crafting and learning from masters. After he got his Master degree on Moroccan cultures and crafts, he decided to extend Dar Attamania and offer unique craft learning opportunities to the general public.
