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Arba Minch' Shopping

woven cotton - Arba Minch'
woven cotton
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Colourful woven shammas, gabis and hats
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  • Updated By sachara on May 29, 2004
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    It's told that the best woven cotton of Ethiopia comes from the Dorze people in Chenca.
    Along the road to Dorze and Chenca we saw the stalls with the colourful cloth. Also sometimes the men were weavening at the spot.

    The colourful shammas (local toga) and gabis (the thicker version of the shamma).
    There are also woven hats.

    This a a cheap place to buy your gabi. The price depends on the size and the bargaining (30 to 100 birr).

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  • Theme: Local Craft
  • Directions: Chenca north of Arba Minch in the Guge Mountains
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    Pottery & calebashes
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  • Updated By sachara on May 28, 2004
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    In the Dorze villages in the Guge Mountains you can find nice local pottery and calebashes.
    Some of the dark brown and black pottery is traditionally decorated. There are bowls and coffeejars, nowadays still used by the local people. The local people also use the calebashes in their daily life.

    A coffee jar or bowl, if you have enough place left in your luggage. So I didn't buy anything, also because I couldn't be careful enough not to break the pottery during the remaining 5 weeks of my trip.

    Not much after a bit bargaining.

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  • Theme: Local Craft
  • Directions: In the Guge Mountains north of Arba Minch, but also in other places in Ethiopia.
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