Aarong Global - Retailing Crafts from Africa
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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