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This work by Jean-Pierre Rossie, a sociocultural anthropologist, examines the significance of toys and play in the lives of children in the Tunisian Sahara and Moroccan mountains. Through fieldwork and research from 1975 and onwards, the study highlights how traditional and modern influences shape play activities. Featuring an extensive collection of North African toys, this anthropological approach explores cultural continuity and change, children’s creativity, and the social dynamics of play. It also discusses the role of natural and recycled materials in toy-making.
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DESERT CHILDRENToys & Play in the Tunisian Sahara & the Moroccan Mountains
Jean-Pierre RossieSociocultural anthropologist, Toy Museum, Sidi Ifni © 2006J-P. Rossie
Saharan and North African play activities and toys • Regions and populations • Sources of information • Continuity and change • Research results Sand Desert
Sources of InformationFieldwork in the Tunisian Sahara (1975-1977) and in Morocco (1992- )An important collection oftoys from North Africa and the Sahara at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris (transfered to the new Musée du Quai Branly)The bibliography refering to the concerned regions
Research resultsToy collection donated to the French Toy Museum for the project Jouets du MondeWorld ToysPublications
Jean-Pierre Rossie (2005) Toys, play, culture and society An anthropological approach with reference to North Africa and the Sahara 256 p., 144 ill. with included CD Information on: www.sanatoyplay.org
On the CD included in this book one finds The 144 original color or black and white photos The volumes of the collection Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures • Children’s dolls and doll play, 2005, 328 p., 163 ill. • The animal world in play, games and toys, 2005, 229 p., 107 ill. • Commented bibliography on play, games and toys, 2005, 61 p. Next year a new volume will be published • Domestic life in play, games and toys, 240 ill. Two more volumes are planned • Technical activities in play, games and toys • Games of skill and chance
Three topics of toys and play activities are discussed • Children’s creativity with natural and waste material • Adult-child and child-child relations in toys and play • Rituals and feasts in play activities and toys
When playing and creating toys children use a lot of natural material of mineral origin
Simple wheels Complex wheels
Dolls with a face Dolls without a face
