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Animal art, masks, wooden statues, batiks, local cloths, jewels and much more....
You can find it all in Ghana.
In the big cities, at the coastline, in the national parks and near the tourist attractions you can always find art shops or local artists selling their items. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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At the Centre of National Culture also known as Arts Centre in Accra you find hundreds of stalls and small shops, which sell all kind of artisan goods from all over the country.
You can find wooden carvings, masks, beads, brass work, leather work, cloth, drums, but also African music and paintings, made by local artists.
Louis a rasta-boy I met at Akuma Village invited me in his Powerful Drums (work)shop. He and his friends showed me all kind of drums and other music instruments, especially by playing them. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: 28th February Road, tel 664099, 662581Phone: 0233-24-970772Directions: The Arts Centre is in the citycentre on the 28th February Road, west of the Independence Square. One of the shops I visited was the ''Powerful Drums'' of Louis Zeboah Kofi.Website: raswonder2003@yahoo.com
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Did you know that Ghana was an exporter of Shea Nut? (Beurre de karite)
This miracle product enters in the composition of lots of European products, main one is Chocolat.
However, Shea nut has also great qualities for skin maintenance:
for pregnant women: prevent from skin scratches and skin distorsions of the belly and breast.
For the face: prevents and cures age signs: all big companies mix shea butter with perfumes, making 1000% of profit and sell that in small boxes. In fact, the main component is often shea butter.
5000 cedis for a bowl in the market Leave a Comment Theme: Bath and Beauty
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well you can shop at different locations in ghana depending on what you want to buy.when you are after art and craft and antiques you can get it at the art centre situated in accra.if you want to buy clothes and other materials like jewellery,food, cosmetics etc you can get it at the makola market and at all this places you can bargain for the prices.you can start from half of what they call for you.
in ghana the special items to shop for are the paintings, crafts and clothings.
you can spen as much as you want to depending on what you want to buy. Leave a Comment Theme: AntiquesAddress: 0023321678812Phone: 00233244483124Directions: accra central.
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Actually, like the central market of any other large West African city, almost anything can be bought here. But, Kumasi and Accra have a particularly good collection of cotton print and batik fabrics. Clothes can be make for men, women, and children in a day by a large number of tailors. Ready made clothes are also available. It's a wild and crazy place that's not for people afraid of crowded tight spaces. Select the fabric and then find the tailor. Examine examples of the tailor's work and scrutinize the effort, or be ready for an ill-fitting garment. Enthusiastic tailors ready to help are easy to find and can do a quick and excellent job.
The batik and cotton print fabrics I bought were of a heavy thread count. I also had to examine carefully the issues of collar and button. as collarless shirts are typical in Africa.
From seven to fifteen dollars depending upon your bargaining, their quality, your need for speed, and the difficulty of the job. Leave a Comment Theme: Men's ClothesAddress: Central Market in an major Ghana city.Directions: In Kumasi, go up the hill to the hospital and find Collins Appiah. He works as an accountant in the records department. He will be glad to show you around the market. But, in Ghana, you can also do these things yourself.Website: Collins Appiah Other Contact: collins_appiah@yahoo.com
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Over here you can find several woodcarvers with there shops.
This is shopper’s paradise, believe me.
Shopping over here is a sport at its own, don’t pay the prize they’ll ask.
And let the game begin,…… Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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Sewing is a very popular past-time, and you often see people sitting alongside the road, outside their homes or in the market, with an old-fashioned foot-operated Singer machine. Materials can be bought quite cheaply in the markets and transformed into colourful garments for men and women. Leave a Comment Theme: Women's Clothes
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Trade Fairground is a huge complex with stores, shopping hangars, curiosa stalls, chop bars, restaurants and so on.
You can find here almost everything.
You’ll have to pay a small entrance fee and once you’re inside, everything is a little more expensive than on the streets. Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsAddress: LABADI AREA AccraDirections: NEAR THE BEACH
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Ghana, like all African countries, is a great country to buy souvenirs. The local craft is beautiful and the prices are much cheaper than the normal level in the Western world. But it is wise to think first before you buy something.
The easiest place to buy souvenirs in Ghana is the capital Accra. Here, you will find lots of stalls all around the city and the biggest souvenir-market of the country: the National Cultural Centre. But the best tip I can give you: don't buy your things in Accra! The products they sell here always are bought somewhere else in the country and therefore they are much more expensive than when you would buy it from the source itself.
Of course it takes a lot of bargaining to get to the right price: not only in Accra, but everywhere else in the country too. The main principle is that you should never pay more than 50% of the price that was asked originally. It take a lot of discussing but that 50% always works.
What to buy depends strongly on the region you visit. Here is a short list of products that are typically Ghanaian, and the region where you can find the best quality and prices:
- The north of Ghana, around Bolgatanga: straw-products like hats, baskets, fans and other things like key-hangers and bracelets.
- Directly north from Accra in Aburi: wood-carvings. Here you find beautiful statues, masks, wall-decorations and wooden pots for good prices.
- The Ashanti-region around Kumasi: the traditional Kente-cloth. Colourful cloth with traditional patterns are originally from this area.
- The Ashanti-region around Kumasi: beads and everything that is made with it: necklaces, bracelets and the beads itself.
Just a few examples:
- A djembe (traditional drum) of 60 cm high: € 22,-.
- A wooden statue of 15 cm high: € 3,-.
- A painting of 40x60 cm: € 8,-.
- One yard of kente-cloth: € 1,-.
- A group of 3 wooden statues of 25 cm high: € 5,-. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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Youshould make a visit to the accra art center when in Accra, you can buy some souveniers from here for really cheap, if you are ready to bargain. We brought some wodden masks for as low as 5000 cedis. There are really big ones too which are expensive, but then this is the best place to buy in Accra. Theme: Art
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