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fiogf49gjkf0d THERE ARE A WEALTH OF HANDCRAFTED ITEMS AVAILABLE.
HANDCRAFTED WOOD AND SOAPSTONE CARVINGS. INCLUDING MASKS
DECORATED WITH FEATHERS AND PAINTED IN BRIGHT COLOURS.
CARVINGS FROM MAHOGANY, EBONY, PALM AND WALNUT. TRADITIONAL
CANEWORK OR RAFFIA WHICH IS MADE INTO MATS, BASKETS, HATS
AND FURNITURE. THESE ITEMS ARE FOUND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
OTHER SOUVENIR ITEMS ARE BEADWORK JEWELLERY ALSO CLOTHING
DECORATED WITH BEADWORK AND TEA WHICH IS GROWN IN MALAWI.
PLACES TO SHOP INCLUDE THE MANY OPEN MARKETS, ROADSIDE
STALLS AND CRAFT CENTERS. THE CAPITAL LILONGWE IS A VERY
MODERN CITY WITH PEDESTRIAN PRECINCTS AND MODERN SHOPS.
THERE ARE LARGE CURIO MARKETS IN BLANTYRE AND ZOMBA. KU
CHAWE INN ON ZOMBA PLATEAU HAS A GOOD SELECTION OF CURIOS
AND SHOP ITEMS. THERE IS AN EXCELLENT CRAFT MARKET NEAR
CLUB MAKOKOLA.
SHOPS IN BLANTYRE AND LILONGWE ARE VERY WELL STOCKED.
SHOPS AT THE LAKE SHORE AND OTHER RESORT HOTELS ARE
GENERALLY POORLY STOCKED. COLOUR FILM, SUNTAN LOTION, ETC
IS EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN NOT OBTAINABLE IN THE MORE REMOTE
AREAS.
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