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Handcrafted in Tamegroute, Morocco

Tamegroute Green Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder

A hand-formed Tamegroute candle holder in the green copper glaze the village is known for.

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Tamegroute is a village in the Draa Valley, in the south of Morocco past Ouarzazate on the road toward the Sahara. A small number of families there work a green glaze that no one else makes the same way — copper oxide in a recipe held within those workshops, fired in underground kilns fuelled with palm wood. It comes out the colour you see here: green over near-black where it ran thick, matte and dusty across the flat faces, glassy where it pooled at the base. The form is a crescent standing on a thrown foot, with the candle cup rising off the top. It stands 28 to 29 centimetres, which is tall enough to read as a piece on its own before a candle goes in it. Hold it and the weight is in the base, low and steady.

Tamegroute Green Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder

Handcrafted in Tamegroute, Draa Valley, Morocco

What Makes It

  • The glaze exists in one place — Tamegroute green is specific to this village. The copper oxide recipe and the palm-fired underground kilns are what produce it, and neither has been successfully reproduced elsewhere.
  • Two surfaces on one object — matte and almost stone-like across the crescent face, glassy and wet-looking where the glaze ran down to the foot. Run a hand over it and the change is obvious under your fingers.
  • Hand-formed, not moulded — the crescent is shaped by hand and joined to a thrown base. The ring opening isn't a perfect circle and the two sides of the crescent aren't identical. That's the making, visible.
  • Weighted low — the thrown foot carries the mass, which matters on a piece this tall with an open form above it. It sits solidly rather than tipping.
  • Every piece fires differently — the glaze runs and breaks according to kiln position and thickness. The one you receive will not match these photographs exactly, and that's inherent to Tamegroute rather than a caveat.
  • Takes a standard taper — the cup is sized for a household candle, so nothing specialist needs sourcing to use it.
Tamegroute Green Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder

The Craft

Tamegroute pottery is fired in kilns dug into the ground and fuelled with palm wood, which produces an uneven heat the potters have learned to read rather than control. The green comes from copper oxide, and how it lands depends on where a piece sat in the kiln, how thickly the glaze was applied, and how the fire moved that day. The knowledge sits with a small number of families in the village and is passed down within them. Nothing about this process can be standardised, which is precisely why Tamegroute pieces are collected rather than merely bought.

Materials and Craft

Details

MaterialCeramic with Tamegroute copper glaze
Sold asSingle piece
Height28–29 cm / 11–11.4 in
Width17–18 cm / 6.7–7.1 in
OriginTamegroute, Draa Valley, Morocco

Care

Wipe with a damp cloth. Not dishwasher safe. Remove wax residue gently once cooled — the uneven surface will hold it if left. Place on a heat-tolerant surface when lit.

What's Included

Wrapped and packed in a protective outer box. Candles not included. One Origin Passport card with a QR code — scan it to see the workshop in Tamegroute, the artisan who made it, the technique, and the GPS coordinates of where it was fired. The passport stays with the piece permanently, including if you pass it on.

Questions

Where do you ship, and how long does it take?

Worldwide from Morocco via DHL Express with full tracking, and shipping is free. Ready-to-ship orders are dispatched within 3 business days and arrive in 7 to 12 business days. Made-to-order pieces add their crafting time, shown on the product page.

Who pays customs and duties?

Duties and taxes are included on orders shipped to the United States, with nothing to pay on delivery. For all other destinations, import duties and taxes are not included and are collected on delivery.

Can I cancel or return an order?

Cancel within 24 hours of ordering, before fulfillment. Returns are free within 14 days: email us and we handle the pickup and the full refund. Made-to-order pieces are non-returnable unless they arrive damaged or not as described.

Is it really handmade?

Yes. Every piece is made by hand and carries an Origin Passport recording its city and craft. The maker is named when they have agreed to it.

How are the makers paid?

Kilimy is an artisan-owned model. The maker keeps the majority of each sale; our share covers processing, handling, and shipping.

Shipping and Returns

Ready to ship

In stock and dispatched from Morocco within 3 business days.

Free DHL Express delivery with live tracking, door to door. Orders placed today arrive Oct 28 to Nov 4.

Duties and taxes

Duties and taxes are included (DDP). Nothing to pay on delivery.

Returns

14-day free returns. We handle the pickup.

Purchase protection

If your piece arrives broken or not as described, tell us within 48 hours of delivery and we send a replacement or a full refund. Nothing to send back.

Payment is processed securely through Stripe and your card details are never stored. Every parcel is wrapped specifically for international transit.

From a Kilimy home

Styled by the Community

Three hand-engraved brass tealight holders lit on a wooden table at night, beside the Kilimy thank-you letter

Even more beautiful in person

The pieces look even more beautiful in person, especially when they are lit. The fact that you noticed the crack during your final quality check and chose to replace the piece rather than send it to me says a lot about the standards you have for your work. The letter from you and the certificate of verified origin were also a wonderful touch.

Sergei S.Verified buyer
Sergei boughtSet of 3 Brass Tealight Holders
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