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fiogf49gjkf0d EACH ISLAND HAS ITS OWN SHOPPING FACILITIES. THE RESORT
ISLANDS ARE MUCH THE SAME AND MOST GOODS ARE IMPORTED FROM
SRI LANKA OR SINGAPORE THIS INCLUDES SOME FOODS AND
SOUVENIRS.
THE MOST INTERESTING ISLAND IN TERMS OF SHOPPING IS THE
ISLAND OF MALE. THERE IS A LIVELY PORT AREA, AT THE WEST
END OF WHICH IS THE MARKET.
SOUVENIR ITEMS INCLUDE GEMS SOME MINED IN THE MALDIVES
OTHERS COMING FROM SRI LANKA. THE MOST NUMEROUS ARE RUBIES,
GARNETS, EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES, BLUE AND YELLOW. THERE ARE
ALSO OBJECTS MADE FROM IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL. HOWEVER
THESE HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN SRI LANKA AS THERE ARE NO
CRAFTSMEN ON THE ISLANDS. BEWARE WHEN BUYING IVORY AND
TORTOISESHELL ITEMS AS THEY MAY BE CONFISCATED BY CUSTOMS
OFFICIALS OF COUNTRIES WHO HAVE A RESTRICTION ON SUCH
PRODUCTS.
OTHER ITEMS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ON THE ISLANDS ARE
BATIKS, MASKS, BASKETWARE, LACQUERED WOODEN BOXES, REED MATS.
JEWELLERY TO PURCHASE INCLUDES GOLD, SILVER, CORAL, TURTLE-
SHELL & MOTHER-OF-PEARL.
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