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fiogf49gjkf0d PLACES TO SHOP INCLUDE, ROADSIDE STALLS, CRAFT COOPERATIVE
SHOPS, AND PRISON INDUSTRIES SHOPS.
ORIGINAL HANDCRAFTED ARTICLES ARE NOW DIFFICULT TO FIND.
SOUVENIRS INCLUDE COTTON PRINT MATERIALS, POTTERY, AND
NATIVE ART.
ANIMAL SCULPTURES IN WOOD OR SOAPSTONE CAN BE FOUND IN
NAIROBI, WOODCARVINGS AND HAND FASHIONED BRASSLOCKS AND
PADLOCKS AT LAMU. IN MOMBASA ANTIQUE SHOPS ARE A GOOD PLACE
TO LOOK AROUND. ARAB BRASSWORK ARTICLES CAN ALSO BE FOUND
IN MOMBASA. AT ROADSIDE STALLS MASAI OR SAMBUNI SPEARS AND
SHEILDS CAN BE PURCHASED. SAFARI SUITS AND CLOTHES MADE
FROM THE PRINTED COTTONS OR INDIAN SILKS ARE ALSO GOOD
SOUVENIRS.
IN MACHAKOS, THERE IS A COOPERATIVE SHOP WHICH SELLS KIONDOS,
BAGS STAINED WITH NATURAL DYES AND WITH STRONG LEATHER STRAPS.
MAKONDE CARVINGS ARE SOLD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
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