toys created by Moroccan children toys and the animal world document made for the Facebook group toys created by children
Celebrating children’s creativity in their self made toys from a multicultural perspective Jean-Pierre Rossie 2009
toy animals are mostly created by boys seldom by girls clay dromedary, Anti-Atlas, 2007
dromedary of palm leaves Pre-Sahara 1993
donkey of palm leaves bearing sacs Central Morocco 1995
small boy transported in the donkey’s sac, Anti-Atlas, 2008
donkey with rider in clay, Anti-Atlas, 2009
cow and donkey at drinking trough, Anti-Atlas, 2009
mule and mule-driver, High Atlas, 1992 courgettes (summer squash) potato peel and sticks
mule pulling cart, High Atlas, 1992 wood, tin can, nails and other waste material
horses and men made with nuts of the argan tree, Anti-Atlas, 2005
Anti-Atlas clay toys
dromedary transporting wood mule with muleteer Anti-Atlas, 2005
such painted cows and horses are exceptional Anti-Atlas, 2004
mounted horse, Anti-Atlas, 2004
composite horse, Pre-Sahara, 2005 lemon, reed, nails and waste plastic material
goats, Anti-Atlas, 2004 iron wire frame, goatskin, waste material
clay chicken with a fancy tail Pre-Sahara, 2005
plastic bag chicken Anti-Atlas 2007
turkey cut out of a sandal sole Anti-Atlas, 2005
rat, Anti-Atlas, 2007 duck head, iron wire frame, rags
preparing clay for making toys Pre-Sahara 1994
spiny-tailed lizard made with the prepared clay Pre-Sahara, 1994
gazelles and scorpion woven with palm leaves Central Morocco 1994
dinosaur in Plasticine Central Morocco 1997
toy animal, gift of an emigrant visiting his family, Pre-Sahara, 1994
globalisation of toys and the introduction of imaginary animals Anti-Atlas, 1998
© Jean-Pierre Rossie all photos taken by the author except the photo of slide 19 taken by Khalija Jariaa