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fiogf49gjkf0d THERE IS AN INTERESTING VARIETY OF SOUVENIRS TO BE FOUND IN ZAMBIA, TOGETHER WITH ADEQUATE MODERN SHOPPING. COPPER CRAFTS, IVORY CARVINGS, WOVEN REED MATS AND BASKETS, GEMSTONES, DRUMS, SHIELDS AND SPEARS, WOODEN CARVED OBJECTS, MASKS AND COPPER ITEMS ARE THE MOST COMMON SOUVENIR ITEMS. IN LUSAKA THE CAPITAL MODERN SHOPPING IS CONCENTRATED ALONG THE DOUBLE CARRIAGEWAY AREA OF CAIRO ROAD. THERE IS ALSO THE LUBURMA MARKET AND KABWATA CULTURAL VILLAGE SITUATED IN THE CAPITAL. THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL SERVICES SHOP IS LOCATED BEHIND THE MULUNGUSHI CONFERENCE HALL AND SELLS ZAMBIAN CRAFTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE CRAFT SHOP NAMED BUSH CRAFTS LOCATED ON CAIRO ROAD SELLS WOOD CARVINGS, BASKET WARE, SOAPSTONE CARVINGS, MASKS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
NORTH OF THE CAPITAL SITUATED IN THE COPPER BELT IS KITWE HERE THERE ARE A GOOD VARIETY OF SHOPS FOR THE TOURIST. ALSO IN THE COPPER BELT THE MUSEUM AT NDOLA SELLS A VARIETY OF LOCAL CRAFTS. IN MARAMBA SOUTH WEST OF LAKE KARIBA IS THE MARAMBA CULTURAL VILLAGE HERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE CRAFTS BEING MADE BEFORE BUYING THEM. THERE ARE BLACKSMITHS, WOODCARVERS, MASKMAKERS AND POTTERS.
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