Mashi Craft Market
The Mashi Craft Market is a thriving craft center featuring locally designed and produced handicrafts — all made by hand in 11 nearby communities utilising time traditional skills and local resources. The artisans make a range of products including reed mats and baskets, beaded necklaces, woodcarvings, drums, and fish traps.
Given that Mashi Craft Market has some of the most beautifully crafted baskets anywhere in Namibia, those looking for high quality handmade crafts are likely to find the perfect memento or gift here.
Literature for Mashi Craft Market
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Mashi Craft Market - Crafts and Livelihoods in Caprivi
Murphy, C. and Suich, H. 2003. Mashi Craft Market - Crafts and Livelihoods in Caprivi. Research Discussion Paper No 57, Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) works with crafters mainly from western East Caprivi, near Kongola, and West Caprivi and supports the Mashi Craft Market (MCM). This paper analyses the Mashi Craft Market purchase and sales data for individual crafters in Caprivi over three years, from 1999 to 2001, and reviews the livelihood impact of this money.» Download -
Mayuni Conservancy map
Map of Mayuni Conservancy showing community enterprises, lodges, infrastructure, and more. By Sylvia Thomson and Roxanne Godenschweig
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