Sourcing Crafts from Africa

Mohsena HassanBRAC-Aarong

June 2013

Liberia• Economy:• Industry: Rubber

processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds

• Agriculture: Rubber, coffee, cacao, rice; sheep; timber

• Exports: Rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cacao

Liberian Traditional Fabrics - Lapas

Accessories and Household Items made with Lapas

Masks and Dolls

High Quality Wax, Soapstone and Beads

Sierra Leone• Economy:• Industry: Mining

(diamonds); small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles); petroleum refining

• Agriculture: Rice, coffee, cacao, palm kernels; poultry; fish

• Exports: Diamonds, rutile, cacao, coffee

Country Cloth- Ronko, Gara and many more…

Basketry- Shuku Blai

Wood Carving

Jewellery and Bead-crafts

South Sudan• Economy:• Industry: Oil, cotton ginning,

textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining

• Agriculture: Cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat; sheep

• Exports: Oil and petroleum products, cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts

Jewellery and Fabric

Basketry and Home Textile

Tanzania• Economy:• Industry: Agricultural

processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refining

• Agriculture: Coffee, sisal, tea, cotton; cattle

• Exports: Gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton

Kangas

Kitenge

Beadwork, Accessories & Leather

Uganda• Economy: • Industry: Sugar,

brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement

• Agriculture: Coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco; beef

• Exports: Coffee, fish and fish products, tea, gold, cotton

Bark Cloth – Made from bark of Mutubu Tree

Traditional Rag Dolls and Soapstones

Basketry and Pottery

Fabrics and Beadwork