Throughout our journeys we meet people making craft using locally sourced materials….We’ve collected traditional leather and ostrich eggshell bags from the bushmen of the Kalahari. In northern Botswana and Namibia, the Khwe bushmen continue to create beautiful traditional baskets and placemats from makalani palm leaves and natural dyes. Nearer the cities and towns, there are artists who’ve woven striking wire bowls, animals out of scrap metal and reclaimed timber and unusual ornaments out of paper mache. From the townships, placemats have been created from food wrappers and thatching grass and radios from bottle tops. Recent purchases have been the beautifully hand made – on a loom – scarves and wraps in subtle natural tones….. There’s more still, something for everyone …. Come and browse around!
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