Accra - Post Report Question and Answers

Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?

Fabrics, paintings, masks, wooden antiques. - Sep 2023


Tons! Baskets, ceramics, woodcarvings, furniture, textiles, brass castings, beads, clothing, the list goes on. There is a monthly market at the WEB Dubois center, lots to buy at Makola Market if you know where to look, and the Artist Alliance Gallery is fun to explore. - Nov 2022


Lots of handicrafts; I love going to the handicraft markets. - Sep 2022


No. - Mar 2022


Yes, kente cloth, batik and local style outfits. Monthly handicraft fair at the WEB DuBois Center near US Embassy. - Nov 2019


Beads and jewelry made from beads, wax print fabric and dresses/clothing made from it, kente cloth, batiks, baskets, shea butter and related products, masks and carved wood furniture/sculptures . . . - May 2019


Ghana is a great post for colorful and plentiful Ankara/wax fabric. You can have clothes made easily and inexpensively. Baskets are also beautiful here and affordable. - Apr 2018


You can buy beautiful wood carvings and fabrics that can be woven into clothing. - Aug 2017


Not really a great shopping post, but there is fabulous African wax print fabric for cheap, fake and genuine antiques, local arts and crafts, beads. - Apr 2017


Beads, masks, printed cloth. - Aug 2016


Hand carved items, beads, kente cloth. - May 2014


Lots of hand-made crafts like masks, kente, carvings, batik, etc. - Apr 2012


Stools, glass beads, mud cloth, kente - Aug 2011


Glass beads and baskets - Jun 2011


Beads! Carved items, batik, and some artists do very good work in oils. - Feb 2010


wooden and ironwork crafts, there are some very nice craft stores, kente, gold jewelry - Feb 2010


Handicrafts, jewelry, cloth, etc. - May 2009


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