Bandiagara Shopping
Go shopping in Bandiagara with recommendations, reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and locals.
Local Time 5:45 pm Saturday, September 6, 2008
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on February 8, 2006
The masks and doors are worth much more in the USA or Europe than what you will bargain for them here. But, do bargain. The initial asking price is 3 or 4 times what the real prices should be. It's a good idea to read up on this artwork before arriving in Mali as the value is directly related to authenticity of the work in terms of traditional patterns and colors. Do Not buy the doors in use around Dogon Country! Leave these for other tourists to admire. There is a tendency for traditional doors to be replaced with galvanized sheet metal and other materials of lessor interest.
Small masks can be purchased for just a $1, while larger doors will go for several hundred dollars.
