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Fifteen-year-old Hrdega Kerchoush is washing his clothes next to the irrigation ditch with a tahrbat, an oarlike stick. Tahrbats come in different sizes, depending on the type of laundry to be washed (e.g., blankets require longer, heavier ones).

by Ryan Powell
Ait Yaddou, Morocco (1999)

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