The black natives are smiths, carpenters, shoemakers, tailors, and
masons, but not weavers. The Arabs in the neighbourhood are
weavers, and make carpets resembling those of Fas and of Mesurata,
where they are called telisse[41]; they are of wool, from their own
sheep, and camels' hair. The bags for goods, and the tents, are of
goats' and camels' hair; there are no palmetto trees in that
country. Their thread[42], needles, scissors, &c. come from Fas:
24 most of their ploughs they buy of the Arabs near the town, who are
subject to it. Some are made in the town. These Arabs manufacture
iron from ore found in the country, and are good smiths. They make
iron bars of an excellent quality. They tan leather for soles of
shoes very well, but know nothing of dressing leather in oil: the
upper leather comes from Fas[43]; their wooden combs[44] and spoons
come from Barbary; they have none of ivory or horn. No lead is
brought from Barbary; he thinks they have lead of their own. The
best shoes are brought from Fas.
[Footnote 41: _Telissa_, sing.; _Telisse_, plur.]
[Footnote 42: To Fas they are brought from England through
Gibraltar and Mogodor.]
[Footnote 43: Leather is also imported from Marocco, and from
Terodant in South Barbary.]
[Footnote 44: Wooden combs are imported from Marseilles to
Mogodor.]