LOCAL MARKETS ARE THE MOST INTERESTING PLACES TO SHOP. SPECIAL ITEMS TO BUY INCLUDE ADIRE (PATTERNED, INDIGO- DYED CLOTH), BATIKS AND POTTERY FROM THE SOUTHWEST, LEATHERWORK AND KADUNA COTTON FROM THE NORTH AND CARVINGS FROM THE EAST. OTHER SPECIALTY INCLUDES HERBS, BEADWORK, BASKETRY AND CEREMONIAL MASKS SUCH AS THOSE OF THE EKPO.