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Jeanne Jouin
Rafsai Sheikh, souk el Had
Circa 1930
Jeanne Jouin, French ethnographer, has documented the clothing traditions of Jewish women in Morocco in the years 1930. This photograph, Take at the Souk El Had, offers a portrait of a chaïkh, illustrating the character and the social importance of local figures within the community. Marrakech's house of photography has a rich and varied collection of photographs taken by women, among which is that of Jeanne Jouin, testifying to the diversity of looks at Morocco in the 20th century.